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sarahhope13
Nov 7, 2013, 07:45 PM
(cosB/secB)-(cotB/tanB)=-cos^2B(cot^2B)

Can someone prove this by only working on one side. Show all steps please

ebaines
Nov 8, 2013, 06:38 AM
We're not going to do your homework for you. But here's a hint: as ususal, the best way to approach this is to convert the tangent, cotangent and secant functions to their sine and cosine equivalents. Then it's a simple matter of combining terms and looking for opportuinities to use fundamental identities such as sin^2B + cos^2B = 1.