Question

HELP! sin x + cos x = 1/2

Answer 1

Never mind. I got it.
(sin x + cos x)^2
= Sin^2 x + Cos^2 x + 2 Cos x Sin x
= 1 + 2 cos x sin x = 1/4
cos x sin x = -3/8

tan x + cot x = sin x/cosx + cos x/sin x
= (sin^2 x + cos^2 x)/(sin x cos x)
= 1/(sin x cos x)
= 1/(-3/8) = -8/3 = -2.66666