Cot B + cos B divided by sec B - cos B = csc B + 1 divided by tan^2 B can it be verified? Trigonometry Trigonometric Identities and Equations Proving Identities 1 Answer Hriman Mar 13, 2018 Yes... see below Explanation: (Cot B + cos B)/(sec B - cos B) = (csc B + 1)/ tan^2 B (CotB+cosB)/(1/cosB - cos^2 B/cosB)= (CosB/SinB+(cosBsinB)/sinB)/(sin^2B/cosB)= ((CosB+cosBsinB)/sinB)*(cosB)/(sin^2B)= ((Cos^2B+cos^2BsinB)/sin^3B)= Cos^2B/sin^3B+(cos^2BsinB)/sin^3B= Cos^2B/sin^2B*1/sinB+cos^2B/sin^2B= cot^2B*cscB+cot^2B= cot^2B*cscB+cot^2B= cscB/tan^2B+1/tan^2B= (cscB+1)/tan^2B Answer link Related questions What does it mean to prove a trigonometric identity? How do you prove \csc \theta \times \tan \theta = \sec \theta? How do you prove (1-\cos^2 x)(1+\cot^2 x) = 1? How do you show that 2 \sin x \cos x = \sin 2x? is true for (5pi)/6? How do you prove that sec xcot x = csc x? How do you prove that cos 2x(1 + tan 2x) = 1? How do you prove that (2sinx)/[secx(cos4x-sin4x)]=tan2x? How do you verify the identity: -cotx =(sin3x+sinx)/(cos3x-cosx)? How do you prove that (tanx+cosx)/(1+sinx)=secx? How do you prove the identity (sinx - cosx)/(sinx + cosx) = (2sin^2x-1)/(1+2sinxcosx)? See all questions in Proving Identities Impact of this question 2509 views around the world You can reuse this answer Creative Commons License