Trigonometry 7th Edition

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ISBN 10: 1111826854
ISBN 13: 978-1-11182-685-7

Chapter 4 - Section 4.1 - Basic Graphs - 4.1 Problem Set - Page 192: 51

Answer

$\sin(-\theta)\cot(-\theta)=\cos(\theta)$

Work Step by Step

$\cot(\theta)$ is the reciprocal of $\tan(\theta)$, and is $\frac{1}{\tan(\theta)}$. Since $\tan(\theta)$ is also $\frac{\sin(\theta)}{\cos(\theta)}$, $\cot(-\theta)=\frac{\cos(-\theta)}{\sin(-\theta)}$. Therefore, $\sin(-\theta)\cot(-\theta)=\sin(-\theta)\frac{\cos(-\theta)}{\sin(-\theta)}=\cos(-\theta)$ Since cosine is an even function, $\cos(-\theta)=\cos(\theta)$
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