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OpenStudy (anonymous):

(WILL GIVE MEDAL AND FAN) (I'll post the equations below) Simplify.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

\[\tan x (\sin x + \cot x \cos x)\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

\[\frac{ 1 }{ \sec^2x } + \frac{ 1 }{ \csc^2x }\]

OpenStudy (agl202):

tan x (sin x + cot x cos x) = (sin x / cos x) * (sin x + (cos x / sin x) * cos x) = (sin x / cos x) * (sin x + ((cos x)^2 / sin x)) = (sin x / cos x) * (((sin x)^2 / sin x) + ((cos x)^2 / sin x)) = (sin x / cos x) * ((sin x)^2 + (cos x)^2) / sin x) = (sin x / cos x) * (1 / sin x) = 1 / cos x = sec x

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Ah, so that's how you do it. What about the second one? ☺

OpenStudy (agl202):

Give me a chance to sole that one... :D

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Alrighty :)

OpenStudy (agl202):

Recall that 1/sec²(x) = cos²(x), 1/csc²(x) and sin²(x) + cos²(x) = 1. This yields: cos²(x) + sin²(x) ==> 1

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I see! I never really do get this stuff, haha What about \[\sec x - \sin x \tan x\]

OpenStudy (agl202):

1/cosx- sinx·sinx/cosx= 1/cosx - sin²x/cosx =(1-sin²x)/cosx= cos²x/cosx = cosx Can u post in new question? Thx...

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Sure!

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