cotA+tanA Prove that sec2A. cotA - tanA

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## Trigonometric Identity Proof

**Objective:**
Prove the following trigonometric identity:

\[ \frac{\cot A + \tan A}{\cot A - \tan A} = \sec 2A \]

**Proof:**
We'll start by using the definitions and identities of trigonometric functions to derive the result.

1. **Definition and Identities:**
   \[
   \cot A = \frac{\cos A}{\sin A}
   \]
   \[
   \tan A = \frac{\sin A}{\cos A}
   \]

2. **Substitute these into the given equation:**
   \[
   \frac{\frac{\cos A}{\sin A} + \frac{\sin A}{\cos A}}{\frac{\cos A}{\sin A} - \frac{\sin A}{\cos A}}
   \]

3. **Combine the fractions in the numerator and denominator:**
   \[
   \frac{\frac{\cos^2 A + \sin^2 A}{\sin A \cos A}}{\frac{\cos^2 A - \sin^2 A}{\sin A \cos A}}
   \]

4. **Simplify the fraction by multiplying numerator and denominator by \(\sin A \cos A\):**
   \[
   \frac{\cos^2 A + \sin^2 A}{\cos^2 A - \sin^2 A}
   \]

5. **Use the Pythagorean identity (\(\cos^2 A + \sin^2 A = 1\)) in the numerator:**
   \[
   \frac{1}{\cos^2 A - \sin^2 A}
   \]

6. **Express the denominator using the double-angle identity (\(\cos 2A = \cos^2 A - \sin^2 A\)):**
   \[
   \frac{1}{\cos 2A}
   \]

7. **Recognize that \(\frac{1}{\cos 2A}\) is the definition of \(\sec 2A\):**
   \[
   \sec 2A
   \]

Thus, we have proved that:

\[
\frac{\cot A + \tan A}{\cot A - \tan A} = \sec 2A
\]

This identity illustrates the relationship between cotangent, tangent
Transcribed Image Text:## Trigonometric Identity Proof **Objective:** Prove the following trigonometric identity: \[ \frac{\cot A + \tan A}{\cot A - \tan A} = \sec 2A \] **Proof:** We'll start by using the definitions and identities of trigonometric functions to derive the result. 1. **Definition and Identities:** \[ \cot A = \frac{\cos A}{\sin A} \] \[ \tan A = \frac{\sin A}{\cos A} \] 2. **Substitute these into the given equation:** \[ \frac{\frac{\cos A}{\sin A} + \frac{\sin A}{\cos A}}{\frac{\cos A}{\sin A} - \frac{\sin A}{\cos A}} \] 3. **Combine the fractions in the numerator and denominator:** \[ \frac{\frac{\cos^2 A + \sin^2 A}{\sin A \cos A}}{\frac{\cos^2 A - \sin^2 A}{\sin A \cos A}} \] 4. **Simplify the fraction by multiplying numerator and denominator by \(\sin A \cos A\):** \[ \frac{\cos^2 A + \sin^2 A}{\cos^2 A - \sin^2 A} \] 5. **Use the Pythagorean identity (\(\cos^2 A + \sin^2 A = 1\)) in the numerator:** \[ \frac{1}{\cos^2 A - \sin^2 A} \] 6. **Express the denominator using the double-angle identity (\(\cos 2A = \cos^2 A - \sin^2 A\)):** \[ \frac{1}{\cos 2A} \] 7. **Recognize that \(\frac{1}{\cos 2A}\) is the definition of \(\sec 2A\):** \[ \sec 2A \] Thus, we have proved that: \[ \frac{\cot A + \tan A}{\cot A - \tan A} = \sec 2A \] This identity illustrates the relationship between cotangent, tangent
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