Pythagorean

Pythagorean identity with cotangent: 1 + cot²θ = csc²θ

1+cot2θ=csc2θ1 + \cot^{2}\theta = \csc^{2}\theta

Dividing sin²θ + cos²θ = 1 through by sin²θ gives 1 + cot²θ = csc²θ. It is the cotangent-cosecant counterpart of the tangent-secant form, and the one to use when an expression is written in terms of sines rather than cosines.

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