Proving $ frac{csc x + cot x}{tan x + sin x} = cot xcsc x $












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I am currently working on understanding trig identities.
A question has me stumped, and no matter how I look at it, it never leads to the proof. I believe I am making a mistake when dividing multiple fractions.



$$ frac{csc x + cot x}{tan x + sin x} = cot xcsc x $$



For my first step I break up the $csc x$ and $cot x$ in the numerator and add them together to make:



$$frac{frac{1+cos x}{sin xcos x}}{tan x+sin x}$$



I then simplify further and end up at:



$$ frac{cos x+cos^2 x}{sin^2 xcos^2 x} $$



From here on I don't see any identities, or possible ways to decompose this further.










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    Note that $csc x + cot x = dfrac{1}{sin x} + dfrac{cos x}{sin x} = dfrac{1 + cos x}{sin x}$
    – Chaitanya Tappu
    Nov 30 at 2:29
















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I am currently working on understanding trig identities.
A question has me stumped, and no matter how I look at it, it never leads to the proof. I believe I am making a mistake when dividing multiple fractions.



$$ frac{csc x + cot x}{tan x + sin x} = cot xcsc x $$



For my first step I break up the $csc x$ and $cot x$ in the numerator and add them together to make:



$$frac{frac{1+cos x}{sin xcos x}}{tan x+sin x}$$



I then simplify further and end up at:



$$ frac{cos x+cos^2 x}{sin^2 xcos^2 x} $$



From here on I don't see any identities, or possible ways to decompose this further.










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    Note that $csc x + cot x = dfrac{1}{sin x} + dfrac{cos x}{sin x} = dfrac{1 + cos x}{sin x}$
    – Chaitanya Tappu
    Nov 30 at 2:29














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I am currently working on understanding trig identities.
A question has me stumped, and no matter how I look at it, it never leads to the proof. I believe I am making a mistake when dividing multiple fractions.



$$ frac{csc x + cot x}{tan x + sin x} = cot xcsc x $$



For my first step I break up the $csc x$ and $cot x$ in the numerator and add them together to make:



$$frac{frac{1+cos x}{sin xcos x}}{tan x+sin x}$$



I then simplify further and end up at:



$$ frac{cos x+cos^2 x}{sin^2 xcos^2 x} $$



From here on I don't see any identities, or possible ways to decompose this further.










share|cite|improve this question















I am currently working on understanding trig identities.
A question has me stumped, and no matter how I look at it, it never leads to the proof. I believe I am making a mistake when dividing multiple fractions.



$$ frac{csc x + cot x}{tan x + sin x} = cot xcsc x $$



For my first step I break up the $csc x$ and $cot x$ in the numerator and add them together to make:



$$frac{frac{1+cos x}{sin xcos x}}{tan x+sin x}$$



I then simplify further and end up at:



$$ frac{cos x+cos^2 x}{sin^2 xcos^2 x} $$



From here on I don't see any identities, or possible ways to decompose this further.







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    Note that $csc x + cot x = dfrac{1}{sin x} + dfrac{cos x}{sin x} = dfrac{1 + cos x}{sin x}$
    – Chaitanya Tappu
    Nov 30 at 2:29














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    Note that $csc x + cot x = dfrac{1}{sin x} + dfrac{cos x}{sin x} = dfrac{1 + cos x}{sin x}$
    – Chaitanya Tappu
    Nov 30 at 2:29








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Note that $csc x + cot x = dfrac{1}{sin x} + dfrac{cos x}{sin x} = dfrac{1 + cos x}{sin x}$
– Chaitanya Tappu
Nov 30 at 2:29




Note that $csc x + cot x = dfrac{1}{sin x} + dfrac{cos x}{sin x} = dfrac{1 + cos x}{sin x}$
– Chaitanya Tappu
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$require{cancel}$
As Chaitanya Tappu noted, you made a mistake when adding $csc x$ and $cot x$.



$$frac{csc x+cot x}{tan x+sin x}=frac{frac{1}{sin x}+frac{cos }{sin x}}{frac{sin x}{cos x}+frac{sin xcos x}{cos x}}=frac{frac{1+cos x}{sin x}}{frac{sin x(1+cos x)}{cos x}}=frac{cancel{1+cos x}}{sin x}cdotfrac{cos x}{sin xcancel{(1+cos x)}}$$
$$=frac{cos x}{sin x}cdotfrac{1}{sin x}=cot xcsc x$$






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    you beat me to it. (+1)
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$$dfrac{a+b}{dfrac1a+dfrac1b}=cdots=ab$$ for $a+bne0$



$tan x=dfrac1?,sin x=dfrac1?$






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    $require{cancel}$
    As Chaitanya Tappu noted, you made a mistake when adding $csc x$ and $cot x$.



    $$frac{csc x+cot x}{tan x+sin x}=frac{frac{1}{sin x}+frac{cos }{sin x}}{frac{sin x}{cos x}+frac{sin xcos x}{cos x}}=frac{frac{1+cos x}{sin x}}{frac{sin x(1+cos x)}{cos x}}=frac{cancel{1+cos x}}{sin x}cdotfrac{cos x}{sin xcancel{(1+cos x)}}$$
    $$=frac{cos x}{sin x}cdotfrac{1}{sin x}=cot xcsc x$$






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      you beat me to it. (+1)
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    $require{cancel}$
    As Chaitanya Tappu noted, you made a mistake when adding $csc x$ and $cot x$.



    $$frac{csc x+cot x}{tan x+sin x}=frac{frac{1}{sin x}+frac{cos }{sin x}}{frac{sin x}{cos x}+frac{sin xcos x}{cos x}}=frac{frac{1+cos x}{sin x}}{frac{sin x(1+cos x)}{cos x}}=frac{cancel{1+cos x}}{sin x}cdotfrac{cos x}{sin xcancel{(1+cos x)}}$$
    $$=frac{cos x}{sin x}cdotfrac{1}{sin x}=cot xcsc x$$






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      you beat me to it. (+1)
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      Nov 30 at 2:37














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    $require{cancel}$
    As Chaitanya Tappu noted, you made a mistake when adding $csc x$ and $cot x$.



    $$frac{csc x+cot x}{tan x+sin x}=frac{frac{1}{sin x}+frac{cos }{sin x}}{frac{sin x}{cos x}+frac{sin xcos x}{cos x}}=frac{frac{1+cos x}{sin x}}{frac{sin x(1+cos x)}{cos x}}=frac{cancel{1+cos x}}{sin x}cdotfrac{cos x}{sin xcancel{(1+cos x)}}$$
    $$=frac{cos x}{sin x}cdotfrac{1}{sin x}=cot xcsc x$$






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    $require{cancel}$
    As Chaitanya Tappu noted, you made a mistake when adding $csc x$ and $cot x$.



    $$frac{csc x+cot x}{tan x+sin x}=frac{frac{1}{sin x}+frac{cos }{sin x}}{frac{sin x}{cos x}+frac{sin xcos x}{cos x}}=frac{frac{1+cos x}{sin x}}{frac{sin x(1+cos x)}{cos x}}=frac{cancel{1+cos x}}{sin x}cdotfrac{cos x}{sin xcancel{(1+cos x)}}$$
    $$=frac{cos x}{sin x}cdotfrac{1}{sin x}=cot xcsc x$$







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      you beat me to it. (+1)
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      you beat me to it. (+1)
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    you beat me to it. (+1)
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    $$dfrac{a+b}{dfrac1a+dfrac1b}=cdots=ab$$ for $a+bne0$



    $tan x=dfrac1?,sin x=dfrac1?$






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      $$dfrac{a+b}{dfrac1a+dfrac1b}=cdots=ab$$ for $a+bne0$



      $tan x=dfrac1?,sin x=dfrac1?$






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        $$dfrac{a+b}{dfrac1a+dfrac1b}=cdots=ab$$ for $a+bne0$



        $tan x=dfrac1?,sin x=dfrac1?$






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        $$dfrac{a+b}{dfrac1a+dfrac1b}=cdots=ab$$ for $a+bne0$



        $tan x=dfrac1?,sin x=dfrac1?$







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