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Prove the following identities, where the angles involved are acute angles for which the trigonometric ratios are defined:
(1 + tan A)2 + (1 - tan A)2 = 2 sec2 A.
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The L.H.S of the equation can be written as,
⇒ 1 + tan2 A + 2 tan A + 1 + tan2 A - 2 tan A
⇒ 2(1 + tan2 A)
⇒ 2 sec2 A.
Since, L.H.S. = R.H.S hence, proved that (1 + tan A)2 + (1 - tan A)2 = 2 sec2 A.
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