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How do you simplify $1+cot^2(pi/2-x)$ ?

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Jan 9, 2017

$sec^2x$ .

Explanation:

We have, $cot(pi/2-x)=tanx$

Hence, $1+cot^2(pi/2-x)=1+tan^2x=sec^2x$ .

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