Questions: Use trigonometric identities to simplify the expression.
csc(t) tan(t)
Transcript text: Use trigonometric identities to simplify the expression.
\[
\csc (t) \tan (t)
\]
Solution
Solution Steps
Step 1: Rewrite the expression using trigonometric identities
Start by expressing \(\csc(t)\) and \(\tan(t)\) in terms of sine and cosine:
\[
\csc(t) = \frac{1}{\sin(t)}, \quad \tan(t) = \frac{\sin(t)}{\cos(t)}.
\]
Step 2: Substitute the identities into the expression
Substitute the expressions for \(\csc(t)\) and \(\tan(t)\) into the original expression:
\[
\csc(t) \tan(t) = \frac{1}{\sin(t)} \cdot \frac{\sin(t)}{\cos(t)}.
\]
Step 3: Simplify the expression
Multiply the fractions and simplify:
\[
\frac{1}{\sin(t)} \cdot \frac{\sin(t)}{\cos(t)} = \frac{1}{\cos(t)}.
\]
This simplifies to \(\sec(t)\), since \(\sec(t) = \frac{1}{\cos(t)}\).