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OpenStudy (babyslapmafro):

Quick trig identity quesition...

OpenStudy (babyslapmafro):

is the following statement true...?

OpenStudy (babyslapmafro):

\[\frac{ 1 }{ cotx}=\frac{ 1 }{ \tan\frac{ \pi }{ 2 }-x }\]

OpenStudy (babyslapmafro):

It worked when I found a limit using l'hopital's rule but it could have be

OpenStudy (babyslapmafro):

could have been a fluke

OpenStudy (phi):

it is true cot(x)= tan(90-x)

OpenStudy (babyslapmafro):

ok thanks

OpenStudy (anonymous):

i don't think so as \[1/(1/tanx)\] is the same as \[just tanx\]

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