SOLUTION: Simplify sec x/tan x. Use trigonometric identities.

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Question 1208767: Simplify sec x/tan x.
Use trigonometric identities.
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Simplify sec x/tan x.
Use trigonometric identities.
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sec(x) = 1%2Fcos%28x%29

tan(x) = sin%28x%29%2Fcos%28x%29


Therefore  sec%28x%29%2Ftan%28x%29 = %28%281%2Fcos%28x%29%29%29%2F%28%28sin%28x%29%2Fcos%28x%29%29%29 = 1%2Fsin%28x%29 = cosec(x).    ANSWER

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