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Prove the following identity:

(cos3A+sin3AcosA+sinA)+(cos3Asin3AcosAsinA)=2\Big(\dfrac{\cos^3 A + \sin^3 A}{\cos A + \sin A}\Big) + \Big(\dfrac{\cos^3 A - \sin^3 A}{\cos A - \sin A}\Big) = 2

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Solving L.H.S of equation,

(cos3A+sin3AcosA+sinA)+(cos3Asin3AcosAsinA)(cosA+sinA)(cos2A+sin2AcosAsinA)cosA+sinA+(cosAsinA)(cos2A+sin2A+cosAsinA)cosAsinA(cos2A+sin2AcosAsinA)+(cos2A+sin2A+cosAsinA) By formula, sin2A+cos2A=1(1cosAsinA)+(1+cosAsinA)2.\Rightarrow \Big(\dfrac{\cos^3 A + \sin^3 A}{\cos A + \sin A}\Big) + \Big(\dfrac{\cos^3 A - \sin^3 A}{\cos A - \sin A}\Big) \\[1em] \Rightarrow \dfrac{(\cos A + \sin A)(\cos^2 A + \sin^2 A - \cos A \sin A)}{\cos A + \sin A} + \dfrac{(\cos A - \sin A)(\cos^2 A + \sin^2 A + \cos A \sin A)}{\cos A - \sin A} \\[1em] \Rightarrow (\cos^2 A + \sin^2 A - \cos A \sin A) + (\cos^2 A + \sin^2 A + \cos A \sin A) \text{ By formula, } \sin^2 A + \cos^2 A = 1 \\[1em] \Rightarrow (1 - \cos A \sin A) + (1 + \cos A \sin A) \\[1em] \Rightarrow 2.

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

Hence, proved that (cos3A+sin3AcosA+sinA)+(cos3Asin3AcosAsinA)=2\Big(\dfrac{\cos^3 A + \sin^3 A}{\cos A + \sin A}\Big) + \Big(\dfrac{\cos^3 A - \sin^3 A}{\cos A - \sin A}\Big) = 2.

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