SOLUTION: Factor; then use fundamental identities to simplify the expression below and determine which of the following is NOT equivalent.
(cot^2)-(cot^2)(cos^2)
I attempted to solve
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(cot^2)-(cot^2)(cos^2)
I attempted to solve
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Question 771935: Factor; then use fundamental identities to simplify the expression below and determine which of the following is NOT equivalent.
(cot^2)-(cot^2)(cos^2)
I attempted to solve and came out to (cot^2)(-sin^2)
not sure where to go after that
Not sure what it means by "which of the following is NOT equivalent" no further information is given, it is not a multiple choice. Answer by Edwin McCravy(20060) (Show Source):
cotē(q) - cotē(q)·cosē(q)
Factor out cotē(q)
cotē(q)·[1 - cosē(q)]
Use the identity 1 - cosē(q) = sinē(q}
cotē(q)·sinē(q)
Use the identity cotq =
cosē(q)
Edwin
