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Exercise 3.3 · Q52

Q.Prove the following: tan⁡θ2+cot⁡θ2cot⁡θ2−tan⁡θ2=sec⁡θ\dfrac{\tan\dfrac{\theta}{2}+\cot\dfrac{\theta}{2}}{\cot\dfrac{\theta}{2}-\tan\dfrac{\theta}{2}}=\sec\theta

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Step 1: Let t=tan⁡θ2t=\tan\dfrac{\theta}{2}. Then tan⁡θ2+cot⁡θ2=t+1t=t2+1t\tan\dfrac{\theta}{2}+\cot\dfrac{\theta}{2}=t+\dfrac{1}{t}=\dfrac{t^2+1}{t} and cot⁡θ2−tan⁡θ2=1t−t=1−t2t\cot\dfrac{\theta}{2}-\tan\dfrac{\theta}{2}=\dfrac{1}{t}-t=\dfrac{1-t^2}{t}.

Step 2: Ratio: (t2+1)/t(1−t2)/t=1+t21−t2\dfrac{(t^2+1)/t}{(1-t^2)/t}=\dfrac{1+t^2}{1-t^2}. …

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