How do you verify the identity sectheta/sintheta-sintheta/costheta=cottheta?

1 Answer
Aug 23, 2016

Please see the Proof in Explanation.

Explanation:

"The L.H.S."=sectheta/sintheta - sintheta/costheta#

=(1/costheta)/sintheta-sintheta/costheta

=1/(sinthetacostheta)-sintheta/costheta

=(1-sin^2theta)/(sinthetacostheta)

=cos^2theta/(sinthetacostheta)

=costheta/sintheta

=cottheta

="The R.H.S."

Hence, the Proof.

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