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Prove the following trigonometric identities:

1+sec θsec θ=sin2 θ1cos θ

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Solution

We know that sin2θ+cos2θ=1
secθ=1cosθ


LHS=1+secθsecθ

=1+1cosθ1cosθ

=cosθ+1cosθ×cosθ

=cosθ+1


RHS=sin2θ1cosθ

=1cos2θ1cosθ

=(1+cosθ)(1cosθ)1cosθ

=cosθ+1

LHS=RHS


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