Precalculus (6th Edition) Blitzer

Published by Pearson
ISBN 10: 0-13446-914-3
ISBN 13: 978-0-13446-914-0

Chapter 6 - Section 6.1 - The Law of Sines - Exercise Set - Page 723: 80

Answer

See the explanation below.

Work Step by Step

Consider the given expression $\csc x{{\cos }^{2}}x+\sin x=\csc x$. Using the reciprocal property, we get $\csc x=\frac{1}{\sin x}$ $\begin{align} & \csc x{{\cos }^{2}}x+\sin x=\frac{1}{\sin x}\cdot \frac{{{\cos }^{2}}x}{1}+\sin x \\ & =\frac{{{\cos }^{2}}x+{{\sin }^{2}}x}{\sin x}. \end{align}$ Now, we will use the property of ${{\sin }^{2}}x+{{\cos }^{2}}x=1$. This implies $\begin{align} & \csc x{{\cos }^{2}}x+\sin x=\frac{1}{\sin x} \\ & =\csc x. \end{align}$ Hence, the provided expression is verified.
Update this answer!

You can help us out by revising, improving and updating this answer.

Update this answer

After you claim an answer you’ll have 24 hours to send in a draft. An editor will review the submission and either publish your submission or provide feedback.