Question #31018

cot A+cosec A-1/cot A-cosec A+1=1+cos A/sin A

Expert's answer

Question:

cotA+cscA1cotAcscA+1=1+cosAsinA\cot A + \csc A - \frac {1}{\cot A} - \csc A + 1 = 1 + \frac {\cos A}{\sin A}

Solution:

Take the left side of the expression and simplify it:


cotA+cscA1cotAcscA+1=cotA1cotA+1=cosAsinA1cosAsinA+1=cosAsinAsinAcosA+1=cos2Asin2AsinAcosA+1\begin{array}{l} \cot A + \csc A - \frac {1}{\cot A} - \csc A + 1 = \cot A - \frac {1}{\cot A} + 1 = \frac {\cos A}{\sin A} - \frac {1}{\frac {\cos A}{\sin A}} + 1 = \frac {\cos A}{\sin A} - \frac {\sin A}{\cos A} + 1 \\ = \frac {\cos^ {2} A - \sin^ {2} A}{\sin A \cos A} + 1 \\ \end{array}


Substitute this into the initial expression:


cos2Asin2AsinAcosA+1=1+cosAsinAcos2Asin2AsinAcosA=cosAsinAcos2Asin2AsinAcosAcosAsinA=0cos2Asin2Acos2AsinAcosA=0sinAcosA=0sinA=0\begin{array}{l} \frac {\cos^ {2} A - \sin^ {2} A}{\sin A \cos A} + 1 = 1 + \frac {\cos A}{\sin A} \\ \frac {\cos^ {2} A - \sin^ {2} A}{\sin A \cos A} = \frac {\cos A}{\sin A} \\ \frac {\cos^ {2} A - \sin^ {2} A}{\sin A \cos A} - \frac {\cos A}{\sin A} = 0 \\ \frac {\cos^ {2} A - \sin^ {2} A - \cos^ {2} A}{\sin A \cos A} = 0 \\ \frac {\sin A}{\cos A} = 0 \\ \sin A = 0 \\ \end{array}


But sinA\sin A can't be equal to zero, because cotA\cot A doesn't exist in this case. So our equation has no roots.

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