Find the numerical value of the trig function..

Question

anonymous · Answer

cos x = cot x

whats csc x = ?

anonymous · Answer

i know that 
cosx/cotx 
=cosx * (sinx/cosx) 
=sinx

campbell_st · Answer

well rewrite the 1st statement 

$$\frac{\cos(x)}{1} = \frac{\cos(x)}{\sin(x)}$$

what's the value of sin(x)

and then you can find csc(x)

anonymous · Answer

and i also know that sinx is equal to 1/csc x

anonymous · Answer

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campbell_st · Answer

you have equivalent fractions... with the numerators the same... so that means you can equate the denominators...

anonymous · Answer

not really sure where we're going with this. so what does that make csc x = ??

campbell_st · Answer

look that the fractions when you rewrite the initial statement

$$\frac{\cos(x)}{1} = \frac{\cos(x)}{\sin(x)} $$

campbell_st · Answer

$$\frac{\cos(x)}{1} = \frac{\cos(x)}{\sin(x)}~~~is~~~ \cos(x) = \cot(x)$$

anonymous · Answer

i understand that.. lol what i dont understand is how we're gonna figure out what csc equals

campbell_st · Answer

well if you know sin(x) = 1  

csc = 1/sin(x)      so its csc(x) = 1/1

anonymous · Answer

okay thats what i thought it was thank you