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Without using trigonometric tables, prove that:

(i) sin 53 cos 37+cos 53 sin 37=1

(ii) cos 54 cos 36sin 54 sin 36=0

(iii) sec 70 sin 20+cos 20 cosec 70=2

(iv) sin 35 sin 55cos 35 cos 55=0

(v) (sin 72+cos 18)(sin 72cos 18)=0

(vi) tan 48 tan 23 tan 42 tan 67=1

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(i) sin 53 cos 37+cos 53 sin 37=1LHS=sin53ocos37o+cos53osin37o=sin(90o37o)cos37o+cos(90o37o)sin37o=cos37cos37+sin37sin37=cos237o+sin237o=1=RHS


(ii) cos 54 cos 36sin 54 sin 36=0LHS=cos54ocos36osin54osin36o=cos(90o36o)cos36osin(90o36o)sin36o=sin36ocos36ocos36osin36o=0=RHS

(iii) sec 70 sin 20+cos 20 cosec 70=2LHS=sec70osin20o+cos20ocosec70o=sec(90o20o)sin20o+cos20ocosec(90o20o)=cosec20v×1cosec20o+1sec20o×sec20o=1+1=2=RHS

(iv) sin 35 sin 55cos 35 cos 55=0LHS=sin35osin55ocos35ocos55o=sin35ocos(90o55o)cos35osin(90o55o)=sin35ocos35ocos35osin35v=0=RHS

(v) (sin 72+cos 18)(sin 72cos 18)=0LHS=(sin72o+cos18o)(sin72ocos18o)=(sin72o+cos18o)(cos(90o72o)cos18o)=(sin72o+cos18o)(cos18ocos18o)=(sin72o+cos18o)(0)(sin72o+cos18o)(0)=0=RHS

(vi) tan 48 tan 23 tan 42 tan 67=1LHS=tan48otan23vtan42otan67v=cot(90o48o)cot(90o23o)tan42vtan67o=cot42ocot67otan42otan67o=1tan42o×1tan67o×tan42o×tan67o=1=RHS


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