What will be the value of cosx cosecx - sinx secx
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
cosx cosecx - sinx secx
= \(\frac{cosx}{sinx}\)-\(\frac{sinx}{cosx}\)
= \(\frac{(cos^2x-sin^2x)}{sinx cosx}\)
Multiply and divide by 2
\(\frac{2(cos^2x-sin^2x)}{2(sinx cosx)}\) = \(\frac{2cos2x}{sin2x}\) [cos2x= cos2x - sin2x, sin2x = 2sinx cosx]
= 2cot2x