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Simplify the expression secx/tanx

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User Nicomak
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Answer:

csc x on edge

Step-by-step explanation:

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User BoooYaKa
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7.4k points
6 votes

sec
x
tan
x
=
csc
x

Step-by-step explanation:
Let's use the definitions of
sec
x
and
tan
x
to simplify this. We know
sec
x
=
1
cos
x
and
tan
x
=
sin
x
cos
x
. Let's plug these values into our original expression. we get
1
cos
x
sin
x
cos
x
=
1
cos
x
sin
x
cos
x

1
sin
x

csc
x

Therefore,
sec
x
tan
x
=
csc
x

Hope this helps!
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User Raymel
by
7.4k points

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