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Prove the trigonometric identity $\tan\left(x\right)+\cot\left(x\right)=\sec\left(x\right)\csc\left(x\right)$

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Final Answer

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Step-by-step Solution

Problem to solve:

$\tan\left(x\right)+\cot\left(x\right)=\sec\left(x\right)\cdot\csc\left(x\right)$

Specify the solving method

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Applying the tangent identity: $\displaystyle\tan\left(\theta\right)=\frac{\sin\left(\theta\right)}{\cos\left(\theta\right)}$

$\frac{\sin\left(x\right)}{\cos\left(x\right)}+\cot\left(x\right)$
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Apply the trigonometric identity: $\displaystyle\cot(x)=\frac{\cos(x)}{\sin(x)}$

$\frac{\sin\left(x\right)}{\cos\left(x\right)}+\frac{\cos\left(x\right)}{\sin\left(x\right)}$
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The least common multiple (LCM) of a sum of algebraic fractions consists of the product of the common factors with the greatest exponent, and the uncommon factors

$L.C.M.=\cos\left(x\right)\sin\left(x\right)$
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Obtained the least common multiple, we place the LCM as the denominator of each fraction and in the numerator of each fraction we add the factors that we need to complete

$\frac{\sin\left(x\right)\sin\left(x\right)}{\cos\left(x\right)\sin\left(x\right)}+\frac{\cos\left(x\right)\cos\left(x\right)}{\cos\left(x\right)\sin\left(x\right)}$

When multiplying two powers that have the same base ($\sin\left(x\right)$), you can add the exponents

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

Applying the pythagorean identity: $\sin^2\left(\theta\right)+\cos^2\left(\theta\right)=1$

$\frac{1}{\cos\left(x\right)\sin\left(x\right)}$
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Combine and simplify all terms in the same fraction with common denominator $\cos\left(x\right)\sin\left(x\right)$

$\frac{1}{\cos\left(x\right)\sin\left(x\right)}$
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Applying the trigonometric identity: $\displaystyle\sec\left(\theta\right)=\frac{1}{\cos\left(\theta\right)}$

$\frac{\sec\left(x\right)}{\sin\left(x\right)}$
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The reciprocal sine function is cosecant: $\frac{1}{\sin(x)}=\csc(x)$

$\sec\left(x\right)\csc\left(x\right)$
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Since we have reached the expression of our goal, we have proven the identity

true

Final Answer

true

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Prove from RHS (right-hand side)Express everything into Sine and Cosine
$\tan\left(x\right)+\cot\left(x\right)=\sec\left(x\right)\cdot\csc\left(x\right)$

Used formulas:

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Time to solve it:

~ 0.05 s