document.write( "Question 922169: a. simplify (csc^2x-cot^2x)/(sec^2x) your final solution should involve a single trigonometric function and no quotients.\r
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a. simplify (csc^2x-cot^2x)/(sec^2x) your final solution should involve a single trigonometric function and no quotients.
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\n" ); document.write( "[(1/sin^2)-(cos^2/sin^2)] / (1/cos^2)
\n" ); document.write( "[1-cos^2)/sin^2] / (1/cos^2)
\n" ); document.write( "[sin^2)/sin^2 / (1/cos^2)
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "b. Evaluate: cos(5π/6) tan(4π/3) - sin(-17π/4) cos(164π)
\n" ); document.write( "= (-cos(pi/6)*(-tan(pi/3) - (-sin(pi/4))*(cos(0))
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\n" ); document.write( "= (sqrt(3)/2)(-sqrt(3)) - (sqrt(2)/2)(1)
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\n" ); document.write( "= (-3/2) - (sqrt(2)/2)
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\n" ); document.write( "= (-3-sqrt(2))/2
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