Prove that each of the following statements is not an identity by finding a counterexample.   sin theta  + cos theta = 1

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Problem 48PS: Prove each of the following identities. cos2=1tan21+tan2
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Prove that each of the following statements is not an identity by finding a counterexample.

 

sin theta  + cos theta = 1

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