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tan2A(sec A + 1)2\dfrac{\text{tan}^2 A}{\text{(sec A + 1)}^2} is equal to :

  1. 1 + cos A1 - cos A\dfrac{\text{1 + cos A}}{\text{1 - cos A}}

  2. 1 - cos A1 + cos A\dfrac{\text{1 - cos A}}{\text{1 + cos A}}

  3. 11 + cos A\dfrac{1}{\text{1 + cos A}}

  4. 11 - cos A\dfrac{1}{\text{1 - cos A}}

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Answer

Solving,

tan2A(sec A + 1)2sec2A1(sec A + 1)2(sec A + 1)(sec A - 1)(sec A + 1)2sec A - 1sec A + 11cos A11cos A+11 - cos Acos A1 + cos Acos A1 - cos A1 + cos A.\Rightarrow \dfrac{\text{tan}^2 A}{\text{(sec A + 1)}^2} \\[1em] \Rightarrow \dfrac{\text{sec}^2 A - 1}{\text{(sec A + 1)}^2} \\[1em] \Rightarrow \dfrac{\text{(sec A + 1)(sec A - 1)}}{\text{(sec A + 1)}^2} \\[1em] \Rightarrow \dfrac{\text{sec A - 1}}{\text{sec A + 1}} \\[1em] \Rightarrow \dfrac{\dfrac{1}{\text{cos A}} - 1}{\dfrac{1}{\text{cos A}} + 1} \\[1em] \Rightarrow \dfrac{\dfrac{\text{1 - cos A}}{\text{cos A}}}{\dfrac{\text{1 + cos A}}{\text{cos A}}} \\[1em] \Rightarrow \dfrac{\text{1 - cos A}}{\text{1 + cos A}}.

Hence, Option 2 is the correct option.

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