SOLUTION: Simplify: sec ß cot ß

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Question 625197: Simplify: sec ß cot ß
Answer by jsmallt9(3758) About Me  (Show Source):
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sec%28beta%29%2Acot%28beta%29
When you are not sure how to simplify Trig expressions, try changing the functions into sin's and/or cos's:
%281%2Fcos%28beta%29%29%2A%28cos%28beta%29%2Fsin%28beta%29%29
Now we can see that the cos's will cancel:
%281%2Fcross%28cos%28beta%29%29%29%2A%28cross%28cos%28beta%29%29%2Fsin%28beta%29%29
leaving:
1%2Fsin%28beta%29
which is simply
csc%28beta%29