Trigonometry question: order of operations

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tmt1

Hello

I have -csc^2 x

Is this the same as -(cscx)^2 or (-csc x)^2?

Thanks,

Tim

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Re: Trigonometry question

It is the first option. :) If you had $(- \csc (x))^2$ then you'd actually have $\csc^2 (x)$.

tmt1

Re: Trigonometry question

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