Question

quantity cosine of x to the power of two plus sine of x to the power of two divided by quantity cotangent of x to the power of two minus cosecant of x to the power of two.

Answer 1

@across can you help please?

Answer 2

the instructions are what?

Answer 3

simplify the expression

Answer 4

what does the numerator simplify to

Answer 5

sec x? Im pretty lost in this particular module

Answer 6

hint: pythagorean identity

Answer 7

1?

Answer 8

look on page 2 and look for "pythagorean identity"

http://tutorial.math.lamar.edu/pdf/Trig_Cheat_Sheet.pdf

Answer 9

yes, the numerator simplifies to 1

Answer 10

how about the denominator?

Answer 11

look in that same section on that PDF and look for an equation that has csc and cot in it

Answer 12

1 as well

Answer 13

nope

Answer 14

-1

Answer 15

what is csc^2 equal to? in terms of cot

Answer 16

look at that pdf

Answer 17

yes you'll have 1 over -1 which reduces to -1