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Prove the following identity:

(1tanA+cotA)=cosA×sinA\Big(\dfrac{1}{\tan A + \cot A}\Big) = \cos A \times \sin A

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Solving L.H.S. of the equation :

1tanA+cotA1sinAcosA+cosAsinA1sin2A+cos2AsinAcosAsinAcosAsin2A+cos2AsinAcosA\Rightarrow \dfrac{1}{\tan A + \cot A} \\[1em] \Rightarrow \dfrac{1}{\dfrac{\sin A}{\cos A} + \dfrac{\cos A}{\sin A}} \\[1em] \Rightarrow \dfrac{1}{\dfrac{\sin^2 A + \cos^2 A}{\sin A \cos A}} \\[1em] \Rightarrow \dfrac{\sin A \cos A}{\sin^2 A + \cos^2 A} \\[1em] \Rightarrow \sin A \cos A

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

Hence, proved that (1tanA+cotA)=cosA×sinA\Big(\dfrac{1}{\tan A + \cot A}\Big) = \cos A \times \sin A.

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