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Question
`(sec^2 theta -1)(cosec^2 theta - 1)=1`
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Solution
LHS = `(sec^2 theta -1)(cosec^2 theta-1)`
=`tan^2 theta xx cot^2 theta ( ∵ sec^2 theta - tan^2 theta = 1 and cosec^2 theta - cot^2 theta =1)`
=` tan^2 theta xx1/(cos^2theta)`
=1
=RHS
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