How do you use the fundamental identities to simplify cot(pi/2-x)cosx?
1 Answer
Jan 27, 2017
Explanation:
Using the
color(blue)"trigonometric identities"
color(red)(bar(ul(|color(white)(2/2)color(black)(cot(pi/2-x)=tanx;tanx=(sinx)/(cosx))color(white)(2/2)|)))
rArrcot(pi/2-x)cosx
=tanxcosx
=(sinx)/cancel(cosx)xxcancel(cosx)=sinx