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Simplify and write the trig expression in terms of sin and cos

Simplify and write the trig expression in terms of sin and cos-example-1
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We have:


cot(-x)cos(-x)+sin(-x)=-(1)/(f(x))

Then we use trigonometric identities to change the negative sign of the trigonometric functions, so:


-sin(x)-cot(x)cos(x)=-(1)/(f(x))

We clear f(x):


f(x)=(1)/(sin(x)+cot(x)cos(x))=(1)/(sin(x)+(cos(x))/(sin(x))cos(x))=(1)/(sin(x)+(cos^2(x))/(sin(x)))

we simply what we can:


f(x)=(1)/((sin^2(x)+cos^2(x))/(sin(x)))=sin(x)

Thus, the correct answer is;


f(x)=sin(x)

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