Precalculus (6th Edition)

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Chapter 7 - Trigonometric Identities and Equations - 7.1 Fundamental Identities - 7.1 Exercises - Page 659: 68

Answer

$$\cot \theta \cos \theta $$

Work Step by Step

$$\eqalign{ & \csc \theta - \sin \theta \cr & {\text{Rewritting the expression csc}}\theta {\text{ in terms of sine}} \cr & \frac{1}{{\sin \theta }} - \sin \theta \cr & {\text{Simplifying}} \cr & \frac{{1 - {{\sin }^2}\theta }}{{\sin \theta }} \cr & {\text{Use the pythagorean identity }}1 - {\sin ^2}\theta = {\cos ^2}\theta \cr & \frac{{{{\cos }^2}\theta }}{{\sin \theta }} \cr & {\text{Distribute}} \cr & \left( {\frac{{\cos \theta }}{{\sin \theta }}} \right)\cos \theta \cr & \cot \theta \cos \theta \cr} $$
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