How do you verify cot^2 x/ (1+csc x) = (1-sin x)/ sin xcot2x1+cscx=1sinxsinx?

1 Answer
Aug 12, 2015

sin^2 A + cos^2 A = 1 sin2A+cos2A=1
Divide by sin^2 Asin2A
1 + cot^2 A = csc^2 A 1+cot2A=csc2A

cot^2 x/(1+csc x) = (csc^2 x-1)/(1+csc x) = ((csc x-1)(csc x+1))/(1+csc x) = 1/sin x - 1 = (1 - sin x)/sin x cot2x1+cscx=csc2x11+cscx=(cscx1)(cscx+1)1+cscx=1sinx1=1sinxsinx