What is (\tan x+\cot x) equal to?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: ( \sec x\cosec x )
We have (\tan x+\cot x=\frac{\sin x}{\cos x}+\frac{\cos x}{\sin x}). Simplifying gives (\frac{1}{\sin x\cos x}=\sec x\cosec x).
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What is the correct answer to this question?
( \sec x\cosec x )
Why is this the correct answer?
We have (\tan x+\cot x=\frac{\sin x}{\cos x}+\frac{\cos x}{\sin x}). Simplifying gives (\frac{1}{\sin x\cos x}=\sec x\cosec x).
Which subject and chapter does this question cover?
This is a Class 12 Mathematics question. Chapter: Trigonometric Functions. Topic: Trigonometric functions and their properties.