document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=856439>Question 856439</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> (tan^2 x + 1)/(tan x + cot x)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "How do you simplify this to a single trig function using other trig identities?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #515986 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><B>stanbon(75887)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=515986\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> (tan^2 x + 1)/(tan x + cot x)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "How do you simplify this to a single trig function using other trig identities?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "sec^2/[(sin/cos) + (cos/sin)]<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(1/cos^2)/[(sin^2+cos^2)/(sin*cos)]<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "= (1/cos^2)/(1/(sin*cos))<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "= sin/cos<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "= tan(x)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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