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15 October, 19:22

TanA + secA - 1 / tanA - secA+1 = 1 + sinA / cosA

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  1. 15 October, 19:28
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    See below.

    Step-by-step explanation:

    I can do this but it's a pretty long proof. There might be a much easier way of proving this but this is the only way I can think of.

    Write tan A as s/c and sec A as 1/c (where s and c are sin A and cos A respectively).

    Then tanA + secA - 1 / tanA - secA+1

    = (s/c + 1/c - 1) / (sc - 1/c + 1)

    = (s + 1 - c) / c / (s - 1 + c) / c

    = (s - c + 1) / (s + c - 1).

    Now we write the right side of the identity (1 + sin A) / cos A as (1 + s) / c

    So if the identity is true then:

    (s - c + 1) / (s + c - 1) = (1 + s) / c.

    Cross multiplying:

    cs - c^2 + c = s + c - 1 + s^2 + cs - s

    Simplifying:

    cs - c^2 + c = cs - (1 - s^2) + c + s - s

    Now the s will disappear on the right side and 1 - s^2 = c^2 so we have

    cs - c^2 + c = cs - c^2 + c.

    Which completes the proof.
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