Question

please help!!!! trigonometric identities
((cotx-tanx)/(sinxcosx)

Answer 1

What are we suppose to show it is equal to?

Answer 2

it is supposed to equal csc^2x-sec^2x

Answer 3

Try to write both sides in terms of sine and cosine

Answer 4

I like looking in terms of sine and cosine

Answer 5

ok. I have tried this problem like 15 times and I just can't get it

Answer 6

Ok. Well can you do what I said?
Write both sides in terms of sine and cosine?

Answer 7

yeah I have it down as that right now but I cant get it to equal what it should

Answer 8

Ok so you should have compound fractions on the left hand side of that equation.
Right?

Answer 9

yes

Answer 10

Get rid of those mini-fractions inside that big fraction by multiplying top and bottom by sin(x)cos(x)

Answer 11

after that step you shouldn't have a compound fraction

Answer 12

Also can you type what you now have?