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Prove that:$ \frac{1}{\sec A-1}+\frac{1}{\sec A+1}=2 \operatorname{cosec} A \cot A $
To do:
We have to prove that \( \frac{1}{\sec A-1}+\frac{1}{\sec A+1}=2 \operatorname{cosec} A \cot A \).
Solution:
We know that,
$\sec ^{2} A-\tan^2 A=1$.......(i)
$\sec A=\frac{1}{\cos A}$......(ii)
$\tan A=\frac{\sin A}{\cos A}$......(iii)
Therefore,
$\frac{1}{\sec A-1}+\frac{1}{\sec A+1}=\frac{\sec A+1+\sec A-1}{(\sec A-1)(\sec A+1)}$
$=\frac{2 \sec A}{\sec ^{2} A-1}$
$=\frac{2 \sec A}{\tan ^{2} A}$
$=\frac{2 \times \cos ^{2} A}{\cos A \times \sin ^{2} A}$
$=\frac{2 \cos A}{\sin ^{2} A}$
$=\frac{2 \cos A}{\sin A \times \sin A}$
$=2 \cot A \operatorname{cosec} A$
$=2 \operatorname{cosec} A \cot A$
Hence proved.
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