Precalculus: Mathematics for Calculus, 7th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1305071751
ISBN 13: 978-1-30507-175-9

Chapter 7 - Section 7.1 - Trigonometric Identities - 7.1 Exercises - Page 543: 44

Answer

$\csc x-\sin x=\cos x\cot x$

Work Step by Step

$\csc x-\sin x=\cos x\cot x$ On the left side of the equation, substitute $\csc x$ with $\dfrac{1}{\sin x}$: $\dfrac{1}{\sin x}-\sin x=\cos x\cot x$ Evaluate the difference of fractions on the left side: $\dfrac{1-\sin^{2}x}{\sin x}=\cos x\cot x$ Substitute $1-\sin^{2}x$ with $\cos^{2}x$: $\dfrac{\cos^{2}x}{\sin x}=\cos x\cot x$ Rewrite the expression on the left like this: $\cos x\Big(\dfrac{\cos x}{\sin x}\Big)=\cos x\cot x$ Since, $\dfrac{\cos x}{\sin x}=\cot x$, the identity is proved: $\cos x\cot x=\cos x\cot x$
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