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Question
Prove the following identities:
`sinA/(1 - cosA) - cotA = cosecA`
Sum
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Solution
`sinA/(1 - cosA) - cotA`
= `sinA/(1 - cosA) - cosA/sinA`
= `(sin^2A - cosA + cos^2A)/((1 - cosA)sinA)`
= `(1 - cosA)/((1 - cosA)sinA)`
= `1/sinA`
= cosec A
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Chapter 21: Trigonometrical Identities - Exercise 21 (E) [Page 332]
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