Question

simplify:
cot(theta)cos^2(theta)-tan(theta)sin^2(theta)+tan(theta)

Answer 1

\[ \cot(\theta) \cos^2 (\theta)-\tan (\theta) \sin^2(\theta)+\tan(\theta) \]

Answer 2

Bream them into trig ratios and see what you get.

Answer 3

trig ratios?

Answer 4

tan is sin over cos
cot is cos over sin
...

Answer 5

that one's tough.

Answer 6

which chapter in your book is this problem coming out of? I feel like we need to use more complicated trig identities with this one.

Answer 7

it not from a chapter, it's from a worksheet

Answer 8

do you have answers?

Answer 9

nope