SOLUTION: prove trigonometric identity for sin(x)+cot(x)cos(x)=csc(x)

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Question 604035: prove trigonometric identity for sin(x)+cot(x)cos(x)=csc(x)
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prove trigonometric identity for
sin(x)+cot(x)cos(x)=csc(x)
start with left side
sin+cotcos
=sin+(cos/sin)*cos
=sin+(cos^2/sin)
=(sin^2+cos^2)/sin
=1/sin
=csc
verified: left side=right side