How do you verify cot^2 x/ (1+csc x) = (1-sin x)/ sin xcot2x1+cscx=1−sinxsinx? Trigonometry Trigonometric Identities and Equations Proving Identities 1 Answer dani83 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=csc2x−11+cscx=(cscx−1)(cscx+1)1+cscx=1sinx−1=1−sinxsinx Answer link Related questions What does it mean to prove a trigonometric identity? How do you prove \csc \theta \times \tan \theta = \sec \thetacscθ×tanθ=secθ? How do you prove (1-\cos^2 x)(1+\cot^2 x) = 1(1−cos2x)(1+cot2x)=1? How do you show that 2 \sin x \cos x = \sin 2x2sinxcosx=sin2x? is true for (5pi)/65π6? How do you prove that sec xcot x = csc xsecxcotx=cscx? How do you prove that cos 2x(1 + tan 2x) = 1cos2x(1+tan2x)=1? How do you prove that (2sinx)/[secx(cos4x-sin4x)]=tan2x2sinxsecx(cos4x−sin4x)=tan2x? How do you verify the identity: -cotx =(sin3x+sinx)/(cos3x-cosx)−cotx=sin3x+sinxcos3x−cosx? How do you prove that (tanx+cosx)/(1+sinx)=secxtanx+cosx1+sinx=secx? How do you prove the identity (sinx - cosx)/(sinx + cosx) = (2sin^2x-1)/(1+2sinxcosx)sinx−cosxsinx+cosx=2sin2x−11+2sinxcosx? See all questions in Proving Identities Impact of this question 7347 views around the world You can reuse this answer Creative Commons License