SOLUTION: prove the following identities: csc= 1/sin sec= 1/cosx cot= 1/tan

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Question 173928: prove the following identities:
csc= 1/sin
sec= 1/cosx
cot= 1/tan

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Prove the following identities:
csc = 1/sin
sin = 1/csc
csc = 1 divided by 1/csc
csc = csc
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sec = 1/cosx
cosx = 1/secx
cosx = 1 divided 1/cosx
cosx = cosx
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cot= 1/tan
tan = 1/cot
cot = 1 divided by 1/tan
tan = tan
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