trigo question

**thereddevils** · August 10th 2009, 06:58 AM

$cosec\theta= cot\frac{\theta}{2}-cot \theta$

$cosec 2 \theta=cot \theta-cot 2 \theta$

$<br /> cosec 3 \theta = cot\frac{3 \theta}{2}- \cot 3 \theta <br />$

I am not sure if the above is possible . Can i do that for the \theta above ? By just altering the theta like that ?

**skeeter** · August 10th 2009, 07:29 AM

Originally Posted by thereddevils

$cosec\theta= cot\frac{\theta}{2}-cot \theta$

$cosec 2 \theta=cot \theta-cot 2 \theta$

$<br /> cosec 3 \theta = cot\frac{3 \theta}{2}- \cot 3 \theta <br />$

I am not sure if the above is possible . Can i do that for the \theta above ? By just altering the theta like that ?

It's just substitution.

Usually better form to use a different variable, like let $\theta = 2\alpha$ or $\theta = 3\beta$

$\csc{\theta}= \cot{\frac{\theta}{2}}-\cot{\theta}$

$\csc{2\alpha}= \cot{\alpha}-\cot{2\alpha}$

$\csc{3\beta}= \cot{\frac{3\beta}{2}}-\cot{3\beta}$

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