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Prove step by step that (secsecx)÷(tantanx)(tantanx)÷(1+secsecx)(\sec \sec x) \div (\tan \tan x) - (\tan \tan x) \div (1 + \sec\sec x) gives: cotcotx\cot \cot x

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Q. Prove step by step that (secsecx)÷(tantanx)(tantanx)÷(1+secsecx)(\sec \sec x) \div (\tan \tan x) - (\tan \tan x) \div (1 + \sec\sec x) gives: cotcotx\cot \cot x
  1. Rewrite secsecx\sec \sec x: Rewrite secsecx\sec \sec x as 1cos(cosx)\frac{1}{\cos(\cos x)} and tantanx\tan \tan x as sin(sinx)cos(cosx)\frac{\sin(\sin x)}{\cos(\cos x)}.1cos(cosx)÷sin(sinx)cos(cosx)sin(sinx)cos(cosx)÷(1+1cos(cosx))\frac{1}{\cos(\cos x)} \div \frac{\sin(\sin x)}{\cos(\cos x)} - \frac{\sin(\sin x)}{\cos(\cos x)} \div \left(1 + \frac{1}{\cos(\cos x)}\right)
  2. Simplify division: Simplify the division by multiplying by the reciprocal.\newline(1cos(cosx))×(cos(cosx)sin(sinx))(sin(sinx)cos(cosx))×(cos(cosx)1+1cos(cosx))(\frac{1}{\cos(\cos x)}) \times (\frac{\cos(\cos x)}{\sin(\sin x)}) - (\frac{\sin(\sin x)}{\cos(\cos x)}) \times (\frac{\cos(\cos x)}{1 + \frac{1}{\cos(\cos x)}})
  3. Simplify expressions: Simplify the expressions. cos(cosx)sin(sinx)\frac{\cos(\cos x)}{\sin(\sin x)} - sin(sinx)cos(cosx)cos(cosx)+1\frac{\sin(\sin x)\cos(\cos x)}{\cos(\cos x) + 1}
  4. Combine terms: Combine the terms over a common denominator.\newline(cos(cosx)sin(sinx))×(cos(cosx)+1cos(cosx)+1)(sin(sinx)cos(cosx)cos(cosx)+1)(\frac{\cos(\cos x)}{\sin(\sin x)}) \times (\frac{\cos(\cos x) + 1}{\cos(\cos x) + 1}) - (\frac{\sin(\sin x)\cos(\cos x)}{\cos(\cos x) + 1})
  5. Simplify numerator: Simplify the numerator. cos2(cosx)+cos(cosx)sin(sinx)cos(cosx)cos(cosx)+1\frac{\cos^2(\cos x) + \cos(\cos x) - \sin(\sin x)\cos(\cos x)}{\cos(\cos x) + 1}
  6. Factor out cos: Factor out cos(cosx)\cos(\cos x) in the numerator.cos(cosx)(cos(cosx)+1sin(sinx))cos(cosx)+1\frac{\cos(\cos x)(\cos(\cos x) + 1 - \sin(\sin x))}{\cos(\cos x) + 1}
  7. Cancel terms: Cancel out the cos(cosx)+1\cos(\cos x) + 1 terms in the numerator and denominator.cos(cosx)sin(sinx)\frac{\cos(\cos x)}{\sin(\sin x)}
  8. Rewrite as cot\cot: Rewrite cos(cosx)sin(sinx)\frac{\cos(\cos x)}{\sin(\sin x)} as cot(cotx)\cot(\cot x).cot(cotx)\cot(\cot x)

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