Trigonometry 7th Edition

Published by Cengage Learning
ISBN 10: 1111826854
ISBN 13: 978-1-11182-685-7

Chapter 5 - Section 5.1 - Proving Identities - 5.1 Problem Set - Page 279: 32

Answer

As left side transforms into right side, hence given identity- $\csc^{2} \theta - \cot^{2} \theta$ = $1$ is true.

Work Step by Step

Given identity is- $\csc^{2} \theta - \cot^{2} \theta$ = $1$ Taking L.S. $\csc^{2} \theta - \cot^{2} \theta$ = $\frac{1}{\sin^{2} \theta} - \frac{\cos^{2} \theta}{\sin^{2} \theta}$ = $\frac{1 - \cos^{2} \theta}{\sin^{2} \theta}$ = $\frac{\sin^{2} \theta}{\sin^{2} \theta}$ ( Using first Pythagorean identity, $1 -\cos^{2} \theta = \sin^{2} \theta$) = $1$ = R.S. As left side transforms into right side, hence given identity- $\csc^{2} \theta - \cot^{2} \theta$ = $1$ is true.
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