Question

Simplify cosx ( tanx+cotx)

Answer 1

The first step to solving this is to use tan(t) = $\frac{sin(t)}{cos(t)}$ to transform this expression.
cos(x) × $( \frac{sin(x)}{cos(x)} + cot(x) )$
Using cot(t) = $\frac{cos(x)}{sin(x)}$,, transform the expression again.
cos(x) × $( \frac{sin(x)}{cos(x)} + \frac{cos(x)}{sin(x)} )$
Next you need to write all numerators above the least common denominator (cos(x)sin(x)).
cos(x) × $\frac{sin(x)^{2} + cos(x)^{2} }{cos(x)sin(x)}$
Using sin(t)² + cos(t)² = 1,, simplify the expression. 
cos(x) × $\frac{1}{cos(x)sin(x)}$
Reduce the expression with cos(x).
$\frac{1}{sin(x)}$
Lastly,, use $\frac{1}{sin(t)}$ = csc(t) to transform the expression and find your final answer.
csc(x)
This means that the final answer to this expression is csc(x).
Let me know if you have any further questions.
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