SOLUTION: Use fundamental identities to write the first expression in terms of the second, for any acute angle θ. cot θ, Csc θ

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Question 1040241: Use fundamental identities to write the first expression in terms of the second, for any acute angle θ.
cot θ, Csc θ

Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
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cot in terms of csc
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cot = cos/sin = sqrt(1 - sin^2)/sin
cot^2 = (1 - sin^2)/sin^2 = (1 - 1/csc^2)*csc^2 = csc^2 - 1
cot = sqrt(csc^2 - 1)