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Question
Prove the following identities:
`cosecA + cotA = 1/(cosecA - cotA)`
Solution
L.H.S. = `cosecA + cotA`
= `(cosecA + cotA)/1 xx (cosecA - cotA)/(cosecA - cotA)`
= `(cosec^2A - cot^2A)/(cosecA - cotA)`
= `(1 + cot^2A - cot^2A)/(cosecA - cotA)`
= `1/(cosecA - cotA)` = R.H.S.
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