Is sec^2(x)cot^2(x)=1+cot^2(x) ?

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prove sec^2(x)cot^2(x)=1+cot^2(x)

Solution

prove

sec^{2} (x) cot^{2} (x) = 1 + cot^{2} (x)

Solution

True

Solution steps

sec^{2} (x) cot^{2} (x) = 1 + cot^{2} (x)

Manipulating left side

sec^{2} (x) cot^{2} (x)

Express with sin, cos

cot^{2} (x) sec^{2} (x)

Use the basic trigonometric identity:

cot (x) = \frac{cos ( x )}{sin ( x )}

= (\frac{cos ( x )}{sin ( x )})^{2} sec^{2} (x)

Use the basic trigonometric identity:

sec (x) = \frac{1}{cos ( x )}

= (\frac{cos ( x )}{sin ( x )})^{2} (\frac{1}{cos ( x )})^{2}

Simplify

(\frac{cos ( x )}{sin ( x )})^{2} (\frac{1}{cos ( x )})^{2} : \frac{1}{sin ^{2} ( x )}

(\frac{cos ( x )}{sin ( x )})^{2} (\frac{1}{cos ( x )})^{2}

(\frac{cos ( x )}{sin ( x )})^{2} = \frac{cos ^{2} ( x )}{sin ^{2} ( x )}

(\frac{cos ( x )}{sin ( x )})^{2}

Apply exponent rule:

(\frac{a}{b})^{c} = \frac{a ^{c}}{b ^{c}}

= \frac{cos ^{2} ( x )}{sin ^{2} ( x )}

= (\frac{1}{cos ( x )})^{2} \frac{cos ^{2} ( x )}{sin ^{2} ( x )}

(\frac{1}{cos ( x )})^{2} = \frac{1}{cos ^{2} ( x )}

(\frac{1}{cos ( x )})^{2}

Apply exponent rule:

(\frac{a}{b})^{c} = \frac{a ^{c}}{b ^{c}}

= \frac{1 ^{2}}{cos ^{2} ( x )}

Apply rule

1^{a} = 1

1^{2} = 1

= \frac{1}{cos ^{2} ( x )}

= \frac{cos ^{2} ( x )}{sin ^{2} ( x )} \cdot \frac{1}{cos ^{2} ( x )}

Multiply fractions:

\frac{a}{b} \cdot \frac{c}{d} = \frac{a \cdot c}{b \cdot d}

= \frac{cos ^{2} ( x ) \cdot 1}{sin ^{2} ( x ) cos ^{2} ( x )}

Cancel the common factor:

cos^{2} (x)

= \frac{1}{sin ^{2} ( x )}

= \frac{1}{sin ^{2} ( x )}

= \frac{1}{sin ^{2} ( x )}

Manipulating right side

1 + cot^{2} (x)

Express with sin, cos

1 + cot^{2} (x)

Use the basic trigonometric identity:

cot (x) = \frac{cos ( x )}{sin ( x )}

= 1 + (\frac{cos ( x )}{sin ( x )})^{2}

Simplify

1 + (\frac{cos ( x )}{sin ( x )})^{2} : \frac{sin ^{2} ( x ) + cos ^{2} ( x )}{sin ^{2} ( x )}

1 + (\frac{cos ( x )}{sin ( x )})^{2}

Apply exponent rule:

(\frac{a}{b})^{c} = \frac{a ^{c}}{b ^{c}}

= 1 + \frac{cos ^{2} ( x )}{sin ^{2} ( x )}

Convert element to fraction:

1 = \frac{1 sin ^{2} ( x )}{sin ^{2} ( x )}

= \frac{1 \cdot sin ^{2} ( x )}{sin ^{2} ( x )} + \frac{cos ^{2} ( x )}{sin ^{2} ( x )}

Since the denominators are equal, combine the fractions:

\frac{a}{c} \pm \frac{b}{c} = \frac{a \pm b}{c}

= \frac{1 \cdot sin ^{2} ( x ) + cos ^{2} ( x )}{sin ^{2} ( x )}

Multiply:

1 \cdot sin^{2} (x) = sin^{2} (x)

= \frac{sin ^{2} ( x ) + cos ^{2} ( x )}{sin ^{2} ( x )}

= \frac{sin ^{2} ( x ) + cos ^{2} ( x )}{sin ^{2} ( x )}

= \frac{cos ^{2} ( x ) + sin ^{2} ( x )}{sin ^{2} ( x )}

Rewrite using trig identities

\frac{cos ^{2} ( x ) + sin ^{2} ( x )}{sin ^{2} ( x )}

Use the Pythagorean identity:

cos^{2} (x) + sin^{2} (x) = 1

= \frac{1}{sin ^{2} ( x )}

= \frac{1}{sin ^{2} ( x )}

We showed that the two sides could take the same form

\Rightarrow True

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