Mathematics
Prove the following identities :
(cosec A + sin A)(cosec A - sin A) = cot2 A + cos2 A
Answer
By formula,
cosec2 A = 1 + cot2 A
sin2 A = 1 - cos2 A
Solving L.H.S. of the equation
⇒ (cosec A + sin A)(cosec A - sin A)
⇒ cosec2 A - sin2 A
⇒ 1 + cot2 A - (1 - cos2 A)
⇒ 1 - 1 + cot2 A + cos2 A
⇒ cot2 A + cos2 A.
Hence, proved that (cosec A + sin A)(cosec A - sin A) = cot2 A + cos2 A.