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Prove the following identities, where the angles involved are acute angles for which the trigonometric ratios are defined:

sec4 A - tan4 A = 1 + 2 tan2 A

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Answer

The L.H.S. of the equation can be written as,

⇒ (sec2 A - tan2 A)(sec2 A + tan2 A)

⇒ 1 × (sec2 A + tan2 A)

⇒ (sec2 A + tan2 A)

⇒ (1 + tan2 A + tan2 A)

⇒ 1 + 2 tan2 A

Since, L.H.S. = R.H.S. hence, proved that sec4 A - tan4 A = 1 + 2tan2 A.

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