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cos2(45° + θ)+cos2(45° - θ)tan(60° + θ) tan (30° - θ)\dfrac{\text{cos}^2 \text{(45° + θ)} + \text{cos}^2 \text{(45° - θ)}}{\text{tan(60° + θ) tan (30° - θ)}} = 1.

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L.H.S.=cos2(45° + θ)+cos2(45° - θ)tan(60° + θ) tan (30° - θ)=cos2((90° - 45°) + θ)+cos2(45° - θ)tan((90° - 30°) + θ) tan (30° - θ)=cos2(90° - (45° - θ))+cos2(45° - θ)tan(90° - (30° - θ)) tan (30° - θ)=sin2(45° - θ)+cos2(45° - θ)cot (30° - θ) tan (30° - θ)=11tan (30° - θ)tan (30° - θ)=11tan(30°θ)tan(30°θ)=1\text{L.H.S.} = \dfrac{\text{cos}^2 \text{(45° + θ)} + \text{cos}^2 \text{(45° - θ)}}{\text{tan(60° + θ) tan (30° - θ)}}\\[1em] = \dfrac{\text{cos}^2 \text{((90° - 45°) + θ)} + \text{cos}^2 \text{(45° - θ)}}{\text{tan((90° - 30°) + θ) tan (30° - θ)}}\\[1em] = \dfrac{\text{cos}^2 \text{(90° - (45° - θ))} + \text{cos}^2 \text{(45° - θ)}}{\text{tan(90° - (30° - θ)) tan (30° - θ)}}\\[1em] = \dfrac{\text{sin}^2 \text{(45° - θ)} + \text{cos}^2 \text{(45° - θ)}}{\text{cot (30° - θ) tan (30° - θ)}}\\[1em] = \dfrac{1}{\dfrac{1}{\text{tan (30° - θ)}}{\text{tan (30° - θ)}}}\\[1em] = \dfrac{1}{\dfrac{1}{\cancel{tan (30° - θ)}}{\cancel{tan (30° - θ)}}}\\[1em] = 1

R.H.S. = 1

∴ L.H.S. = R.H.S.

Hence, cos2(45° + θ)+cos2(45° - θ)tan(60° + θ) tan (30° - θ)\dfrac{\text{cos}^2 \text{(45° + θ)} + \text{cos}^2 \text{(45° - θ)}}{\text{tan(60° + θ) tan (30° - θ)}} = 1.

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