document.write( "Question 1097306: Simplify: sinβ secβ + cosβ cscβ \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #711774 by Boreal(15235)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! sec beta=1/cos beta; csc beta=1/sin beta \n" ); document.write( "therefore sin beta*sec beta=sin beta/cos beta=tan beta. \n" ); document.write( "cos beta*csc beta, \n" ); document.write( "cos beta*csc beta= cos beta/ sin beta=ctn beta\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The sum is sin beta/cos beta+ cos beta/sin beta. \n" ); document.write( "common denominator of sin beta* cos beta \n" ); document.write( "Numerator becomes sin^2 beta+cos^2 beta=1\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Therefore, the sum is 1/sin beta*cos beta ANSWER \n" ); document.write( "Check \n" ); document.write( "Let beta=30 degrees \n" ); document.write( "sin beta*sec beta=0.5774, same as tan 30 \n" ); document.write( "cos beta*csc beta=1.732, same as ctn 30. Their sum is 2.31 \n" ); document.write( "(1/2)*2/sqrt(3) is first term=1/sqrt (3) \n" ); document.write( "sqrt(3)/2*2= sqrt(3) is the second term. The sum is sqrt(3)+1/sqrt(3)=2.31\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |