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If a1, a2, a3, .... an are in A.P. with common difference d, then the sum of the series sin d [cosec a1 cosec a2 + cosec a1 cosec a3 + .... + cosec an − 1 cosec an] is
(a) sec a1 − sec an
(b) cosec a1 − cosec an
(c) cot a1 − cot an
(d) tan a1 − tan an

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(c) cot a1 − cot an
We have:
sin d cosec a1 cosec a2+cosec a2 cosec a3+....+cosec an-1 cosec an =sin dsin a1 sin a2+sin dsin a2 sin a3+.....+sin dsin an-1 sin an=sin (a2-a1)sin a1 sin a2+ sin (a3-a2)sin a2 sin a3+....+sin (an-an-1)sin an-1 sin an=sin a2 cos a1-cos a2 sin a1sin a1 sin a2+sin a3 cos a2-cos a3 sin a2sin a1 sin a2+.....+sin a2 cos a1-cos a2 sin a1sin a1 sin a2=cot a1-cot a2 +cot a2-cot a3+.....+cot an-1-cot an=cot a1-cot an

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