SOLUTION: how do i find the value of cotx if secxsinx= 2

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Question 582048: how do i find the value of cotx if secxsinx= 2
Found 2 solutions by Edwin McCravy, richard1234:
Answer by Edwin McCravy(20086) About Me  (Show Source):
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cot(x) = cos%28x%29%2Fsin%28x%29 = %281%2Fsec%28x%29%29%2Fsin%28x%29 =

       [Multiply top and bottom by sec(x)]

= 1%2F%28sec%28x%29sin%28x%29%29 = 1%2F2

Edwin

Answer by richard1234(7193) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
We have



We can invert both sides to get

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