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Cot^2x + 3cscx=-3 all real numbers solve for x

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\cot^2x+3\csc x=-3

\csc^2x-1+3\csc x+3=0

\csc^2x+3\csc x+2=0

(\csc x+2)(\csc x+1)=0


\csc x+2=0\iff\frac1{\sin x}=-2\iff\sin x=-\frac12

\implies x=\begin{cases}\frac{7\pi}6+2n\pi\\\\\frac{11\pi}6+2n\pi\end{cases}


\csc x+1=0\iff\frac1{\sin x}=-1\iff\sin x=-1

\implies x=\frac{3\pi}2+2n\pi

In all solutions,
n is any integer.
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