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yasaminG

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can someone help me prove that

cotx+tanx-1=cotx/1-tanx

thank you so much!
 
Well, since we can't see how you got there, it would be difficult to say.

Please reply showing your steps. Thank you.

Eliz.
 
ok its just hard for me to type it all out..

so here it goes:

cosx/sinx {cosx} + sinx /cosx {sinx}


= cos^2+sin^2x / sinxcosx -1

=1/sinxcosx -1
 
cotx+tanx-1=cotx/1-tanx

Neither
cotx+tanx-1=cotx/(1-tanx)

nor
cotx+tanx-1=(cotx/1) - tanx

hold true as identities. Are you sure this is written correctly?
 
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