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Question: How do you simplify the expression \[\dfrac{{\sin t}}{{1 - \cos t}} + \dfrac{{1 - \cos t}}{{\sin t}}...

How do you simplify the expression sin⁡t1−cos⁡t+1−cos⁡tsin⁡t\dfrac{{\sin t}}{{1 - \cos t}} + \dfrac{{1 - \cos t}}{{\sin t}} ?

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Solution

We can see that the terms are written as in ab−ba\dfrac{a}{b} - \dfrac{b}{a}. We will take the LCM of the terms. Then we will simplify the terms. That will lead to the standard trigonometric identity sin⁡2t+cos⁡2t{\sin ^2}t + {\cos ^2}t that is equal to 1. Then again rearranging the terms we will reach the answer. Only remember that we cannot directly get to the answer. Or we do not need to add or remove any new term in the expression. Simply LCM will help us in getting the answer.

Complete step by step answer:
Given that
sin⁡t1−cos⁡t+1−cos⁡tsin⁡t\dfrac{{\sin t}}{{1 - \cos t}} + \dfrac{{1 - \cos t}}{{\sin t}}
Taking LCM,
=sin⁡t.sin⁡t+(1−cos⁡t)(1−cos⁡t)(1−cos⁡t)sin⁡t= \dfrac{{\sin t.\sin t + \left( {1 - \cos t} \right)\left( {1 - \cos t} \right)}}{{\left( {1 - \cos t} \right)\sin t}}
Now multiplying the terms as well as the brackets in the numerator,
=sin⁡2t+1−cos⁡t−cos⁡t+cos⁡2t(1−cos⁡t)sin⁡t= \dfrac{{{{\sin }^2}t + 1 - \cos t - \cos t + {{\cos }^2}t}}{{\left( {1 - \cos t} \right)\sin t}}
Adding the two same terms cos⁡t\cos t,
=sin⁡2t+1−2cos⁡t+cos⁡2t(1−cos⁡t)sin⁡t= \dfrac{{{{\sin }^2}t + 1 - 2\cos t + {{\cos }^2}t}}{{\left( {1 - \cos t} \right)\sin t}}
Now we will take standard identity terms on one side,
=sin⁡2t+cos⁡2t+1−2cos⁡t(1−cos⁡t)sin⁡t= \dfrac{{{{\sin }^2}t + {{\cos }^2}t + 1 - 2\cos t}}{{\left( {1 - \cos t} \right)\sin t}}
We know that sin⁡2t+cos⁡2t=1{\sin ^2}t + {\cos ^2}t = 1 so we will substitute the value,
=1+1−2cos⁡t(1−cos⁡t)sin⁡t= \dfrac{{1 + 1 - 2\cos t}}{{\left( {1 - \cos t} \right)\sin t}}
Adding the numbers,
=2−2cos⁡t(1−cos⁡t)sin⁡t= \dfrac{{2 - 2\cos t}}{{\left( {1 - \cos t} \right)\sin t}}
Taking 2 common from the terms in numerator,
=2(1−cos⁡t)(1−cos⁡t)sin⁡t= \dfrac{{2\left( {1 - \cos t} \right)}}{{\left( {1 - \cos t} \right)\sin t}}
Cancelling the common terms,
=2sin⁡t= \dfrac{2}{{\sin t}}
=2cos⁡ect= 2\cos ect
This is our final answer.

Note: Here note that the trigonometric functions are sine and cosine only used. But we need not to reshuffle any functions. We will just take the LCM in order to simplify the ratios. Also note that simplify the answer as much as we can. Such that =2sin⁡t = \dfrac{2}{{\sin t}} can also be written as =2cos⁡ect = 2\cos ect so both steps are correct but try to write near to simplified answers.