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Question
Prove that: `sqrt((1 - cos A)/(1 + cos A)) = tan A/(sec A + 1)`.
Theorem
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Solution
L.H.S.:
`sqrt((1 - cos A)/(1 + cos A))`
Rationalizing the denominator:
`sqrt(((1 - cos A)(1 - cos A))/((1 + cos A)(1 - cos A))`
`sqrt((1 - cos A)^2/(1 - cos^2 A)`
`sqrt((1 - cos A)^2/(sin^2 A))`
`(1 - cos A)/(sin A)`
R.H.S.:
`(tan A)/(sec A + 1)`
`((sin A)/(cos A))/(1/(cos A) + 1)`
`((sin A)/(cos A))/((1 + cos A)/(cos A)`
`(sin A)/(1 + cos A)`
Multiplying numerator and denominator by (1 – cos A):
`(sin A(1 - cos A))/(1 - cos^2 A)`
`(sin A(1 - cos A))/(sin^2 A)`
`(1 - cos A)/(sin A)`
L.H.S. = R.H.S.
Hence Proved.
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