How do I simplify tan θ + cot θ ?

Or is it already simplified?

1 answer

you could do ....

sinx/cosx + cosx/sinx
= (sin^2x + cos^2x)/(sinxcosx)
= 1/[ (1/2)2sinxcosx ]
= 1/((1/2)sin 2x)
= 2/sin2x or 2csc 2x