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It's easiest to show all of the work (explanations/identities), and x represents theta. cosxcotx + sinx = cscx cosx times cosx/sinx + sinx = csc x (Quotient Identity) cosx2 /sinx + sinx = csc x (multiplied) 1-sinx2/sinx + sinx = csc x (Pythagorean Identity) 1/sinx - sinx2/sinx + sinx = csc x (seperate fraction) 1/sinx -sinx + sinx = csc x (canceled) 1/sinx = csc x (cancelled) csc x =csc x (Reciprocal Identity)
2sinx - sin3x = 0 2sinx - 3sinx + 4sin3x = 0 4sin3x - sinx = 0 sinx(4sin2x - 1) = 0 sinx*(2sinx - 1)(2sinx + 1) = 0 so sinx = 0 or sinx = -1/2 or sinx = 1/2 It is not possible to go any further since the domain for x is not defined.
Remember SecX = 1/CosX Substitute SinX X 1 /CosX = SinX / CosX = TanX
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f(x) = 1/x except where x = 0.