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(-csc(x)cot(x))

Definition

The term (-csc(x)cot(x)) represents the product of the cosecant and cotangent functions of an angle x, with a negative sign in front. It is commonly used in trigonometric identities and calculations.

Analogy

Imagine you have a pair of sunglasses that are polarized vertically (up and down). Now imagine you have another pair of sunglasses that are polarized horizontally (side to side). When you stack these two pairs together, one on top of the other, they cancel each other out and block all light from passing through. Similarly, when you multiply -csc(x) by cot(x), they "cancel" each other out in a way that results in zero.

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