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Question
Prove the following identity :
`(cosecθ)/(tanθ + cotθ) = cosθ`
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Solution
LHS = `(cosecθ)/(tanθ + cotθ)`
= `(1/sinθ)/(sinθ/cosθ + cosθ/sinθ)`
= `(1/sinθ)/((sin^2θ + cos^2θ)/(cosθsinθ))` = `(1/sinθ)/(1/(cosθsinθ)`
= `1/sinθ xx (cosθsinθ)/1 = cosθ`
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