document.write( "Question 150174: Please help me solve this problem!
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document.write( "If we establish an identity, -sin A csc A - sin^2 A - cos^2 A - tan A cot A would equal which of the following:
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document.write( "1. -2 + 2 sin^2 A
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document.write( "2. -3
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document.write( "3. 3 cos^2 A - 1
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document.write( "4. 3 cos^2 A - 2 sin^2 A
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document.write( "Thank you, Lennie \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #111206 by jojo14344(1513) ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! -sin A csc A - sin^2 A - cos^2 A - tan A cot A ---------> eqn 1 \n" ); document.write( "Okay let's isolate section by section: \n" ); document.write( "1st part: \n" ); document.write( "By reciprocal identities: \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "=-1-sin^2A-cos^2A-tanAcotA \n" ); document.write( "2nd part: \n" ); document.write( "-sin^2A-cos^2A \n" ); document.write( "By Pyth. identities: \n" ); document.write( "sin^2 A + cos^2 A=1, since it has (-) on the 2nd part, then it will be = \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( "Eqn 1 becomes now, \n" ); document.write( "-1-1- tanA cotA \n" ); document.write( "By reciprocal identities: \n" ); document.write( "= \n" ); document.write( "= \n" ); document.write( "Thank you, \n" ); document.write( "Jojo \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |