Differential: y = 1/tan x- 1/cot x ?

1 Answer
Jun 18, 2018

#d/dx( 1/tanx -1/cotx ) = -csc^2 (2x)#

Explanation:

Note that:

#1/tanx -1/cotx = cotx - tanx #

#1/tanx -1/cotx = cosx/sinx - sinx/cosx #

#1/tanx -1/cotx = (cos^2x-sin^2x)/(sinxcosx) #

#1/tanx -1/cotx = 1/2 (cos2x)/(sin2x) #

#1/tanx -1/cotx = 1/2 cot(2x) #

so:

#d/dx( 1/tanx -1/cotx ) = -csc^2 (2x)#