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OpenStudy (anonymous):

sin x cos x/sec x + csc x = sin x/csc x Prove the identity

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Is it this?\[\frac{\sin x\cdot\cos x}{\sec x}+\csc x = \frac{\sin x}{\csc x}\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I guess it got messed up in typing, it's the first two numbers over the second two number = sin x /cos x. In other words, csc x is next to sec x on the left side of the equation

OpenStudy (anonymous):

\[\frac{ \sin x \cos x }{\sec x + \csc x }= \frac{ sinx }{ cscx }\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

\[\frac{ \sin x + \cos x }{ \sec x + \csc x }=\frac{ \sin x }{\csc x }\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

it's not correct

OpenStudy (anonymous):

what you wrote is cot x = tan x

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Well, \[ \frac{\sin x}{\csc x}=\sin^2x \]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@Roya Oh does left side \(=\cot x\) ?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

just multiply each part dom to the other part num

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yes it is and the right side is tan x , they couldn't be equal

OpenStudy (anonymous):

cscx(sinx+cosx)=sinx(secx+cscX) --> 1+cotx=tanx+1

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Thanks to Kevin's hint, I can get the left side to sin2x and the right side to sin^2 x. They're still not the same?

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