How do you verify? 1-cos(x)/sin(x)+sin(x)/1+cos(x)=2cscx

1 Answer
Feb 28, 2018

#(1-cosx)/sinx + sinx/(1-cosx)#

#=((1-cosx)*(1-cosx) + sinx*sinx)/(sinx*(1-cosx)#

#=([1-2cosx+cos^2x] + sin^2x)/ (sinx(1-cosx))#

We know that, #sin^2x+cos^2x=1#

#=(1-2cosx+1)/ (sinx(1-cosx))#

#=(2-2cosx)/ (sinx(1-cosx))#

#=(2cancel((1-cosx)))/ (sinxcancel((1-cosx))#

#=2/sinx = 2cscx#

Hence Proved.