Precalculus (6th Edition)

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Chapter 7 - Trigonometric Identities and Equations - 7.2 Verifying Trigonometric Identities - 7.2 Exercises - Page 666: 30

Answer

$=\left( \cot ^{2}x+1\right) \left( \cot ^{2}x+2\right) $

Work Step by Step

$\cot ^{4}x+3\cot ^{2}x+2=\cot ^{4}x+2\cot ^{2}x+1+\left( 1+\cot ^{2}x\right) =\left( \cot ^{2}x+1\right) ^{2}+\left( \cot ^{2}x+1\right) =\left( \cot ^{2}x+1\right) \left( \cot ^{2}x+1+1\right) $ $=\left( \cot ^{2}x+1\right) \left( \cot ^{2}x+2\right) $
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