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  • Feb 23, 2009, 03:11 PM
    Alec121290
    How You Verify this trigonometric identity
    Trigonometric Identities

    1-cosx/sinx - sinx/1-cosx = 2cscx
  • Feb 23, 2009, 03:31 PM
    Perito

    First, recognize that
    csc(x) = 1/sin(x)

    Also, note that sin^2(x) + cos^2(x) = 1

    The usual approach to solving this type of problem is to expand everything on the left in terms of sines and cosines. You then manipulate the result algebraically until you get 2/sin(x) which is equal to 2csc(x). You will, if you don't make any mistakes.

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