ICSE Class X Math 2014 Solved Paper

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Question : 51
Total: 52
Prove the identity:
(sinθ+cosθ)(tanθ+cotθ) = secθ+cosecθ
Solution:  
L.H.S. =(sinθ+cosθ)(tanθ+cotθ)
=(sinθ+cosθ)(
sinθ
cosθ
+
cosθ
sinθ
)

=(sinθ+cosθ)(
sin2θ+cos2θ
cosθsinθ
)

=(sinθ+cosθ)×
1
cosθsinθ

=
sinθ
cosθsinθ
+
cosθ
cosθsinθ

=
1
cosθ
+
1
sinθ
= secθ+cosecθ

= R.H.S.
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