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Question
Prove that:
`cot^2A/(cosecA - 1) - 1 = cosecA`
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Solution
`cot^2A/(cosecA - 1) - 1`
= `(cot^2A - cosecA + 1)/(cosecA - 1)`
= `(-cosecA + cosec^2A)/(cosecA - 1)`
= `(cosecA(cosecA - 1))/(cosecA - 1)`
= cosec A
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