Question

Simplify to an expression involving a single trigonometric function with no fractions.

Answer 1

`\sin^2(\theta)+\cos^2(\theta)=1\hspace{9em} \begin{array}{llll} \textit{Symmetry Identities} \\\\ \sin(-\theta )=-\sin(\theta) \\\\ \cos(-\theta )=\cos(\theta ) \end{array} \\\\[-0.35em] \rule{34em}{0.25pt}`

`\cot(-x)\cos(-x)+\sin(-x)\implies \cfrac{\cos(-x)}{\sin(-x)}\cos(-x)+\sin(-x) \\\\\\ \cfrac{\cos(x)}{-\sin(x)}\cos(x)+[-\sin(x)]\implies \cfrac{-\cos^2(x)}{\sin(x)}-\sin(x) \\\\\\ \cfrac{-\cos^2(x)-\sin^2(x)}{\sin(x)}\implies \cfrac{-( ~~ \cos^2(x)+\sin^2(x) ~~ )}{\sin(x)} \\\\\\ \cfrac{-( ~~ 1 ~~ )}{\sin(x)}\implies -\cfrac{1}{\sin(x)}\implies -\csc(x)`