Question

How would I simplify cos2(theta)/sin(theta)-cos(theta)?

Answer 1

HI!!

Answer 2

what does "simplify" mean in this context?

Answer 3

just simplify expression, make it as simple as possible

Answer 4

reduce the identities as much as possible

Answer 5

i really don't see too much you can do with it

Answer 6

it cant be simplified?

Answer 7

there is no such mathematical operation as "simplify" it is just a lazy math teacher way of saying "give me an answer i want"

Answer 8

you can divide top and bottom by cosine and rewrite it as
\[\frac{\cos(x)}{\tan(x)-1}\] if you think that is "simpler"