How do I simplify: [(tan^2x)(csc^2x)-1] / [(cscx)(tan^2x)(sinx)] ?

1 Answer
Jul 11, 2017

frac(tan^(2)(x) csc^(2)(x) - 1)(csc(x) tan^(2)(x) sin(x)) = 1tan2(x)csc2(x)1csc(x)tan2(x)sin(x)=1

Explanation:

We have: frac(tan^(2)(x) csc^(2)(x) - 1)(csc(x) tan^(2)(x) sin(x))tan2(x)csc2(x)1csc(x)tan2(x)sin(x)

Let's apply the standard trigonometric identities tan(x) = frac(sin(x))(cos(x))tan(x)=sin(x)cos(x) and csc(x) = frac(1)(sin(x)csc(x)=1sin(x):

= frac(frac(sin^(2)(x))(cos^(2)(x)) cdot frac(1)(sin^(2)(x)) - 1)(csc(x) tan^(2)(x) sin(x))=sin2(x)cos2(x)1sin2(x)1csc(x)tan2(x)sin(x)

= frac(frac(1)(cos^(2)(x)) - 1)(csc(x) tan^(2)(x) sin(x))=1cos2(x)1csc(x)tan2(x)sin(x)

Then, let's apply another standard trigonometric identity; sec(x) = frac(1)(cos(x))sec(x)=1cos(x):

= frac(sec^(2)(x) - 1)(csc(x) tan^(2)(x) sin(x))=sec2(x)1csc(x)tan2(x)sin(x)

One of the Pythagorean identities is tan^(2)(x) + 1 = sec^(2)(x)tan2(x)+1=sec2(x).

We can rearrange it to get:

Rightarrow tan^(2)(x) = sec^(2)(x) - 1tan2(x)=sec2(x)1

Let's apply this rearranged identity to our proof:

= frac(tan^(2)(x))(csc(x) tan^(2)(x) sin(x))=tan2(x)csc(x)tan2(x)sin(x)

= frac(1)(csc(x) sin(x))=1csc(x)sin(x)

Finally, let's apply the standard trigonometric identity csc(x) = frac(1)(sin(x))csc(x)=1sin(x):

= frac(1)(frac(1)(sin(x)) cdot sin(x))=11sin(x)sin(x)

= frac(1)(1)=11

= 1=1

therefore frac(tan^(2)(x) csc^(2)(x) - 1)(csc(x) tan^(2)(x) sin(x)) = 1