SOLUTION: How do you solve these using Trigonometric Identities? (This is a fraction by the way): tan(x) + cot(x) ----------- ---- sec^2(x)

Question 1155878: How do you solve these using Trigonometric Identities? (This is a fraction by the way):

tan(x) + cot(x)
----------------
sec^2(x)
Found 2 solutions by Edwin McCravy, MathLover1:
Answer by Edwin McCravy(20062) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

It makes no sense to say "solve" a fraction. The word is "simplify". There is a lady on here who will "get you told" if you use improper words. So let's simplify, not "solve", the trigonometric expression. Get LCD on the left, invert and change to multiplication on the right: Use Pythagorean identity on top Cancel the cos(x) into the cos²(x) and get cos(x) on top Edwin

Answer by MathLover1(20850) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

use identities:

then, you have

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