Precalculus (6th Edition) Blitzer

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Chapter 5 - Section 5.1 - Verifying Trigonometric Identities - Exercise Set - Page 659: 26

Answer

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Work Step by Step

$\frac{\sin t}{\tan t}+\frac{\cos t}{\cot t}=\sin t+\cos t$ Recall Quotient Identities, $\begin{align} & \tan t=\frac{\sin t}{\cos t} \\ & \cot t=\frac{\cos t}{\sin t} \\ \end{align}$ Use the above identities and solve the left side of the given expression, $\begin{align} & \frac{\sin t}{\tan t}+\frac{\cos t}{\cot t}=\frac{\sin t}{\frac{\sin t}{\cos t}}+\frac{\cos t}{\frac{\cos t}{\sin t}} \\ & =\sin t\left( \frac{\cos t}{\sin t} \right)+\cos t\left( \frac{\sin t}{\cos t} \right) \\ & =\cos t+\sin t \end{align}$ Therefore, $\frac{\sin t}{\tan t}+\frac{\cos t}{\cot t}=\sin t+\cos t$
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