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Prove the following identity:

(cot2A(cosecA+1)2)=(1sinA1+sinA)\Big(\dfrac{\cot^2 A}{(\cosec A + 1)^2}\Big) = \Big(\dfrac{1 - \sin A}{1 + \sin A}\Big)

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The L.H.S. of the equation can be written as,

(cot2A(cosecA+1)2)cosec2A1(cosecA+1)2(cosecA1)(cosecA+1)(cosecA+1)2cosecA1(cosecA+1)1sinA11sinA+11sinAsinA1+sinAsinA1sinA1+sinA.\Rightarrow \Big(\dfrac{\cot^2 A}{(\cosec A + 1)^2}\Big) \\[1em] \Rightarrow \dfrac{\cosec^2 A - 1}{(\cosec A + 1)^2}\\[1em] \Rightarrow \dfrac{(\cosec A - 1)(\cosec A + 1)}{(\cosec A + 1)^2}\\[1em] \Rightarrow \dfrac{\cosec A - 1}{(\cosec A + 1)}\\[1em] \Rightarrow \dfrac{\dfrac{1}{\sin A} - 1}{\dfrac{1}{\sin A} + 1}\\[1em] \Rightarrow \dfrac{\dfrac{1 - \sin A}{\sin A}}{\dfrac{1 + \sin A}{\sin A} }\\[1em] \Rightarrow \dfrac{1 - \sin A}{1 + \sin A}.

Since, L.H.S. = R.H.S.

Hence, proved that (cot2A(cosecA+1)2)=(1sinA1+sinA)\Big(\dfrac{\cot^2 A}{(\cosec A + 1)^2}\Big) = \Big(\dfrac{1 - \sin A}{1 + \sin A}\Big).

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