Is \(\displaystyle{\cot{{x}}}={\tan{{\left({\frac{{\pi}}{{{2}}}}-{x}\right)}}}\) true for any angle x?

Joaquin Salas

Joaquin Salas

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2022-04-13

Is cotx=tan(π2x) true for any angle x?

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mislifola5vo

mislifola5vo

Beginner2022-04-14Added 11 answers

True for all x for which cot(x) is defined since
tan(π2x)=sin(π2x)cos(π2x)=sin(π2)cos(x)cos(π2)sin(x)cos(π2)cos(x)+sin(π2)sin(x)=cosxsinx=cot(x)
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ze2m1ingkdvu

Beginner2022-04-15Added 16 answers

It's TRUE if xkπ, kZ according to following equation:
cotx=cosxsinx=sin(π2x)cos(π2x)=tan(π2x)

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