SOLUTION: -1/(csc(-theta)) - (cot(-theta))/(sec(-theta)) = csc(theta)

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Question 1153470: -1/(csc(-theta)) - (cot(-theta))/(sec(-theta)) = csc(theta)
Found 2 solutions by MathLover1, greenestamps:
Answer by MathLover1(20850)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
manipulate left side
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Answer by greenestamps(13203)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!


Simplify the first term on the left by expressing everything in sin(x) and cos(x), and using sin(-x) = -sin(x):



Similarly, simplify the second term on the left:



The expression on the left is now



Combine terms using a common denominator and use sin^2(x)+cos^2(x)=1:




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