SOLUTION: please help me. what is _________1___________ ____

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Question 1180758: please help me. what is
_________1_________________ = sin theta
cot theta sec theta

Found 2 solutions by Theo, greenestamps:
Answer by Theo(13342) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
see my worksheet below.

i used x instead of theta.
no change in the formulas except a change of variable name.

step 1 shows the original equation.

step 2 changes cot(x) to equivalent form of 1/tan(x). and changes sec(x) to equivalent form of 1/co(x).

step 3 converts 1/(1/tan(x)) to equivalent form of tan(x) and converts 1/(1/cos(x)) to equivalent form of cos(x).

note that 1/tan(x) * 1/cos(x) is equivalent to 1 / (tan(x)*cos(x)) and that 1 / (1 / (tan(x)*cos(x))) = tan(x) * cos(x).

step 4 converts tan(x) to equivalent form of sin(x) / cos(x).

step 5 cancels cos(x) in numberator and denominator, leaving sin(x) = sin(x) which is true.

the original equation is confirmed to be true.

Answer by greenestamps(13200) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Poorly worded post.... The objective is to show that the expression on the left is identical to the expression on the right.

SOLUTION: please help me. what is _________1___________ _____ = sin theta cot theta sec theta

SOLUTION: please help me. what is ___1_ _ = sin theta cot theta sec theta