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Prove the following identities :

sec A - 1sec A + 1=1 - cos A1 + cos A\dfrac{\text{sec A - 1}}{\text{sec A + 1}} = \dfrac{\text{1 - cos A}}{\text{1 + cos A}}

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Answer

Solving L.H.S. of the equation :

sec A - 1sec A + 11cos A11cos A+11 - cos Acos A1 + cos Acos A(1 - cos A) × cos A(1 + cos A) × cos A1 - cos A1 + cos A.\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) × cos A}}{\text{(1 + cos A) × cos A}} \\[1em] \Rightarrow \dfrac{\text{1 - cos A}}{\text{1 + cos A}}.

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

Hence, proved that sec A - 1sec A + 1=1 - cos A1 + cos A\dfrac{\text{sec A - 1}}{\text{sec A + 1}} = \dfrac{\text{1 - cos A}}{\text{1 + cos A}}.

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