Show that tan(x) + cot(x) = sec(x) csc(x). (Verify this identity.)
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1. Give the measures of the complement and the supplement of an angle measuring 35°.
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![**Trigonometric Identity Verification**
Show that \( \tan(x) + \cot(x) = \sec(x) \csc(x) \). (Verify this identity.)
**Verification:**
To verify the trigonometric identity, we will transform both sides of the equation to make them equal.
1. **Left Side:**
\[ \tan(x) + \cot(x) \]
We know that:
\[ \tan(x) = \frac{\sin(x)}{\cos(x)} \]
\[ \cot(x) = \frac{\cos(x)}{\sin(x)} \]
Combining these, we get:
\[ \tan(x) + \cot(x) = \frac{\sin(x)}{\cos(x)} + \frac{\cos(x)}{\sin(x)} \]
To add these fractions, find a common denominator:
\[ \tan(x) + \cot(x) = \frac{\sin^2(x) + \cos^2(x)}{\sin(x)\cos(x)} \]
Using the Pythagorean identity \( \sin^2(x) + \cos^2(x) = 1 \):
\[ \tan(x) + \cot(x) = \frac{1}{\sin(x)\cos(x)} \]
2. **Right Side:**
\[ \sec(x) \csc(x) \]
We know that:
\[ \sec(x) = \frac{1}{\cos(x)} \]
\[ \csc(x) = \frac{1}{\sin(x)} \]
Multiplying these, we get:
\[ \sec(x) \csc(x) = \frac{1}{\cos(x)} \cdot \frac{1}{\sin(x)} = \frac{1}{\sin(x)\cos(x)} \]
3. **Conclusion:**
Since both the left side and the right side simplify to:
\[ \frac{1}{\sin(x)\cos(x)} \]
the identity is verified. Therefore,
\[ \tan(x) + \cot(x) = \sec(x) \csc(x) \]
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Transcribed Image Text:**Trigonometric Identity Verification**
Show that \( \tan(x) + \cot(x) = \sec(x) \csc(x) \). (Verify this identity.)
**Verification:**
To verify the trigonometric identity, we will transform both sides of the equation to make them equal.
1. **Left Side:**
\[ \tan(x) + \cot(x) \]
We know that:
\[ \tan(x) = \frac{\sin(x)}{\cos(x)} \]
\[ \cot(x) = \frac{\cos(x)}{\sin(x)} \]
Combining these, we get:
\[ \tan(x) + \cot(x) = \frac{\sin(x)}{\cos(x)} + \frac{\cos(x)}{\sin(x)} \]
To add these fractions, find a common denominator:
\[ \tan(x) + \cot(x) = \frac{\sin^2(x) + \cos^2(x)}{\sin(x)\cos(x)} \]
Using the Pythagorean identity \( \sin^2(x) + \cos^2(x) = 1 \):
\[ \tan(x) + \cot(x) = \frac{1}{\sin(x)\cos(x)} \]
2. **Right Side:**
\[ \sec(x) \csc(x) \]
We know that:
\[ \sec(x) = \frac{1}{\cos(x)} \]
\[ \csc(x) = \frac{1}{\sin(x)} \]
Multiplying these, we get:
\[ \sec(x) \csc(x) = \frac{1}{\cos(x)} \cdot \frac{1}{\sin(x)} = \frac{1}{\sin(x)\cos(x)} \]
3. **Conclusion:**
Since both the left side and the right side simplify to:
\[ \frac{1}{\sin(x)\cos(x)} \]
the identity is verified. Therefore,
\[ \tan(x) + \cot(x) = \sec(x) \csc(x) \]
is true.
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