Answer
The expression on the left side is equal to the expression on the right side.
Work Step by Step
The given expression on the left side $\frac{\cos t}{\cot t-5\cos t}$ can be simplified by multiplying and dividing the terms by $\frac{1}{\cos t}$ and apply the quotient identity $\cot t=\frac{\cos t}{\sin t}$ for further simplification.
$\begin{align}
& \frac{\cos t}{\cot t-5\cos t}=\frac{\cos t}{\cot t-5\cos t}.\frac{\frac{1}{\cos t}}{\frac{1}{\cos t}} \\
& =\frac{\frac{\cos t}{\cos t}}{\frac{\cot t-5\cos t}{\cos t}} \\
& =\frac{1}{\frac{\cot t}{\cos t}-\frac{5\cos t}{\cos t}} \\
& =\frac{1}{\frac{\cos t}{\sin t}.\frac{1}{\cos t}-5}
\end{align}$
And now the expression can be further simplified by using the reciprocal identity $\frac{1}{\sin t}=\csc t$
$\begin{align}
& \frac{1}{\frac{\cos t}{\sin t}.\frac{1}{\cos t}-5}=\frac{1}{\frac{1}{\sin t}-5} \\
& =\frac{1}{\csc t-5}
\end{align}$
Hence, the expression on the left side is equal to the expression on the right side.
