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Question
Prove the following identities: cot θ - tan θ = `(2 cos^2 θ - 1)/(sin θ cos θ)`.
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Solution
LHS = cot θ - tan θ
= `cos θ/sin θ - sin θ/cos θ`
= `(cos^2 θ - sin^2 θ)/(sin θ. cos θ)`
= `(cos^2 θ - (1 - cos^2 θ))/(sin θ. cos θ)`
= `(2cos^2 θ - 1)/(sin θ. cos θ)`
= RHS
Hence proved.
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