Question

Prove the following trigonometric identities.

`(1 + sin θ)/cos θ+ cos θ/(1 + sin θ) = 2 sec θ`

Prove the following:

`(1 + sin θ)/cos θ+ cos θ/(1 + sin θ) = 2 sec θ`

Answer 1

We have to prove `(1 + sin θ)/cos θ + cos θ/(1 + sin θ) = 2 sec θ`

We know that, `sin^2 θ + cos^2 θ = 1`

Multiplying the denominator and numerator of the second term by (1 − sin θ), we have

= `(1 + sin θ)/cos θ + cos θ/(1 + sin θ)`

`(1 + sin θ)/cos θ =  (cos θ(1 - sin θ))/((1 + sin θ)(1 - sin θ))`

`(1 + sin θ)/cos θ =  (cos θ (1 - sin θ))/(1-sin θ)`

= `(1 + sin θ)/cos θ + (cos θ(1 - sin θ))/cos^2 θ`

= `(1 + sin θ)/cos θ + (1 - sin θ)/cos θ`

= `(1 + sin θ +  1 - sin θ)/cos θ`

`= 2/cos θ`

= 2 sec θ

Answer 2

LHS = `(1 + sin θ)/cos θ + cos θ/(1 + sin θ)`

= `(( 1 + sin θ)^2 + cos^2 θ)/(cos θ(1 + sin θ))`

= `(1 + sin^2 θ + 2 sin θ + cos^2 θ)/(cos θ(1 + sin θ ))`

= `(1 + (sin^2θ + cos^2 θ) + 2 sin θ)/(cos θ(1 + sin θ))`

= `(1 + 1 + 2sin θ)/(cos θ(1 + sin θ))`

= `(2(1 + sin θ))/(cos θ(1 + sin θ))`

= 2 sec θ

Hence proved.