Trigonometry (10th Edition)

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Chapter 5 - Trigonometric Identities - Section 5.2 Verifying Trigonometric Identities - 5.2 Exercises - Page 202: 33

Answer

$$1-\frac{1}{\csc^2x}=\cos^2x$$

Work Step by Step

$$A=1-\frac{1}{\csc^2x}$$ $$A=1-\Big(\frac{1}{\csc x}\Big)^2$$ From Reciprocal Identities: $$\csc x=\frac{1}{\sin x}$$ therefore, $$\sin x=\frac{1}{\csc x}$$ so, $$\sin^2x=\Big(\frac{1}{\csc x}\Big)^2$$ That makes $A$ into $$A=1-\sin^2 x$$ $$A=\cos^2x\hspace{1cm}\text{(Pythagorean Identity)}$$
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