Precalculus (6th Edition) Blitzer

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Chapter 5 - Section 5.1 - Verifying Trigonometric Identities - Exercise Set - Page 659: 40

Answer

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Work Step by Step

${{\cot }^{2}}2x+{{\cos }^{2}}2x+{{\sin }^{2}}2x$ Applying the Pythagorean identity of trigonometry ${{\sin }^{2}}x+{{\cos }^{2}}x=1$ , the above expression can be further simplified as: ${{\cot }^{2}}2x+{{\cos }^{2}}2x+{{\sin }^{2}}2x={{\cot }^{2}}2x+1$ By using the Pythagorean identity of trigonometry $cs{{c}^{2}}x=1+{{\cot }^{2}}x$ , the above expression can be further simplified as: ${{\cot }^{2}}2x+1=cs{{c}^{2}}2x$ Thus, the left side of the expression is equal to the right side, which is ${{\cot }^{2}}2x+{{\cos }^{2}}2x+{{\sin }^{2}}2x={{\csc }^{2}}2x$.
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