Trigonometry (10th Edition)

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Chapter 5 - Trigonometric Identities - Section 5.2 Verifying Trigonometric Identities - 5.2 Exercises - Page 202: 32

Answer

$$\frac{1}{\tan^2\alpha}+\cot\alpha\tan\alpha=\csc^2\alpha$$

Work Step by Step

$$A=\frac{1}{\tan^2\alpha}+\cot\alpha\tan\alpha$$ $$A=\Big(\frac{1}{\tan\alpha}\Big)^2+\cot\alpha\tan\alpha$$ According to a Reciprocal Identity: $$\cot\alpha=\frac{1}{\tan\alpha}$$ so, $$\Big(\frac{1}{\tan\alpha}\Big)^2=\cot^2\alpha\hspace{1cm}(1)$$ Also, we can deduce that $$\cot\alpha\tan\alpha=1\hspace{1cm}(2)$$ Combine $(1)$ and $(2)$ into $A$: $$A=\cot^2\alpha+1$$ $$A=\csc^2\alpha\hspace{1cm}\text{(Pythagorean Identity)}$$
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