How do you simplify $secx/tanx$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2016-11-13T11:33:30

$cscx$

Use $tanx=sinx/cosx$

And $secx=1/cosx$

So, $secx/tanx=1/cosx*cosx/sinx=1/sinx=cscx$

Answer 2 · 2018-06-20T23:42:05

$secx/tanx=cscx$

Let's use the definitions of $secx$ and $tanx$ to simplify this. We know

$secx=1/cosx$ and $tanx=sinx/cosx$ . Let's plug these values into our original expression. we get

$(1/cosx)/(sinx/cosx)=(1/cancel(cosx))/(sinx/cancel(cosx))=>1/sinx=>cscx$

Therefore, $secx/tanx=cscx$

Hope this helps!

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