SOLUTION: Simplify: -5(cot^2 (theta) - csc^2 (theta))

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Question 343990: Simplify: -5(cot^2 (theta) - csc^2 (theta))
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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Simplify:
-5(cot^2 (theta) - csc^2 (theta))
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= -5(cos^2/sin^2 - 1/sin^2)
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= -5(cos^2-1)/(sin^2)
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= -5(sin^2/sin^2)
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= -5*1
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= -5
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Stan H.