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sec θ. cot θ = cosec θ write true or false.

Trigonometric Identities

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True

Reason:

sec θ. cot θ = cosec θ

L.H.S. = sec θ. cot θ

=1cos θ×cos θsin θ=1cos θ×cos θsin θ=1sin θ=cosec θ= \dfrac{1}{\text{cos θ}} \times \dfrac{\text{cos θ}}{\text{sin θ}}\\[1em] = \dfrac{1}{\cancel{\text{cos θ}}} \times \dfrac{\cancel{\text{cos θ}}}{\text{sin θ}}\\[1em] = \dfrac{1}{\text{sin θ}}\\[1em] = \text{cosec θ}

R.H.S. = cosec θ

∴ L.H.S. = R.H.S.

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