What is the value of csc^2((2pi)/3) ?

The value of csc^2((2pi)/3) is 4/3

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csc^2((2pi)/3)

csc^{2} (\frac{2 π}{3})

\frac{4}{3}

Decimal

1.33333 \dots

Solution steps

csc^{2} (\frac{2 π}{3})

Rewrite using trig identities:

csc (\frac{2 π}{3}) = \frac{2 3}{3}

csc (\frac{2 π}{3})

Rewrite using trig identities:

\frac{1}{sin ( \frac{2 π}{3} )}

csc (\frac{2 π}{3})

Use the basic trigonometric identity:

csc (x) = \frac{1}{sin ( x )}

= \frac{1}{sin ( \frac{2 π}{3} )}

= \frac{1}{sin ( \frac{2 π}{3} )}

Use the following trivial identity:

sin (\frac{2 π}{3}) = \frac{3}{2}

sin (\frac{2 π}{3})

sin (x)

periodicity table with

2 πn

cycle:

x 0 \frac{π}{6} \frac{π}{4} \frac{π}{3} \frac{π}{2} \frac{2 π}{3} \frac{3 π}{4} \frac{5 π}{6} sin (x) 0 \frac{1}{2} \frac{2}{2} \frac{3}{2} 1 \frac{3}{2} \frac{2}{2} \frac{1}{2} x π \frac{7 π}{6} \frac{5 π}{4} \frac{4 π}{3} \frac{3 π}{2} \frac{5 π}{3} \frac{7 π}{4} \frac{11 π}{6} sin (x) 0 - \frac{1}{2} - \frac{2}{2} - \frac{3}{2} - 1 - \frac{3}{2} - \frac{2}{2} - \frac{1}{2}

= \frac{3}{2}

= \frac{1}{\frac{3}{2}}

Simplify

\frac{1}{\frac{3}{2}} : \frac{2 3}{3}

\frac{1}{\frac{3}{2}}

Apply the fraction rule:

\frac{1}{\frac{b}{c}} = \frac{c}{b}

= \frac{2}{3}

Rationalize

\frac{2}{3} : \frac{2 3}{3}

\frac{2}{3}

Multiply by the conjugate

\frac{3}{3}

= \frac{2 3}{3 3}

33 = 3

33

Apply radical rule:

a a = a

33 = 3

= 3

= \frac{2 3}{3}

= \frac{2 3}{3}

= \frac{2 3}{3}

= (\frac{2 3}{3})^{2}

Simplify

(\frac{2 3}{3})^{2} : \frac{4}{3}

(\frac{2 3}{3})^{2}

Apply exponent rule:

(\frac{a}{b})^{c} = \frac{a ^{c}}{b ^{c}}

= \frac{( 2 3 ) ^{2}}{3 ^{2}}

Apply exponent rule:

(a \cdot b)^{n} = a^{n} b^{n}

(23)^{2} = 2^{2} (3)^{2}

= \frac{2 ^{2} ( 3 ) ^{2}}{3 ^{2}}

(3)^{2} : 3

Apply radical rule:

a = a^{\frac{1}{2}}

= (3^{\frac{1}{2}})^{2}

Apply exponent rule:

(a^{b})^{c} = a^{b c}

= 3^{\frac{1}{2} \cdot 2}

\frac{1}{2} \cdot 2 = 1

\frac{1}{2} \cdot 2

Multiply fractions:

a \cdot \frac{b}{c} = \frac{a \cdot b}{c}

= \frac{1 \cdot 2}{2}

Cancel the common factor:

2

= 1

= 3

= \frac{2 ^{2} \cdot 3}{3 ^{2}}

Cancel the common factor:

3

= \frac{2 ^{2}}{3}

2^{2} = 4

= \frac{4}{3}

= \frac{4}{3}