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Prove the following identities :

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

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Solving L.H.S. of the equation :

sin A×sin Acos A1 - cos Asin2Acos A(1 - cos A)\Rightarrow \dfrac{\text{sin A} \times \dfrac{\text{sin A}}{\text{cos A}}}{\text{1 - cos A}} \\[1em] \Rightarrow \dfrac{\text{sin}^2 A}{\text{cos A(1 - cos A)}}

By formula,

sin2 A = 1 - cos2 A

1cos2Acos A(1 - cos A)(1 - cos A)(1 + cos A)cos A(1 - cos A)1 + cos Acos A1cos A+cos Acos Asec A + 1.\Rightarrow \dfrac{1 - \text{cos}^2 A}{\text{cos A(1 - cos A)}} \\[1em] \Rightarrow \dfrac{\text{(1 - cos A)(1 + cos A)}}{\text{cos A(1 - cos A)}} \\[1em] \Rightarrow \dfrac{\text{1 + cos A}}{\text{cos A}} \\[1em] \Rightarrow \dfrac{1}{\text{cos A}} + \dfrac{\text{cos A}}{\text{cos A}} \\[1em] \Rightarrow \text{sec A + 1}.

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

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

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