Can you help evaluate this equation? sin^2 (-420°)+ cot (270°) +csc(225°)

1 Answer
Jan 17, 2017

+-oo

Explanation:

Use

sin (-a) = -sina, sin (360^o+a)=sina, cot(180^o+a)=tan a and csc(180+a)=-csca.

Now, the given expression is

sin^2 60^o +tan 90^o-csc45^o

=3/4+-oo+sqrt2

=+-oo.

Note that tan 90^o=tan( (90^o) _(+-))=+-oo.