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flameruckus
Apr 26, 2009, 11:49 AM
Apparently it is really easy, but I don't get it.

sinθ secθ cotθ = 1

Thanks!

Unknown008
Apr 26, 2009, 12:06 PM
You just have to replace the sec and cot into their respective definitions. What is

sec\theta ? It is \frac{1}{cos\theta}

cot\theta ? It is \frac{cos\theta}{sin\theta}

Now you only have to simplify. :)