Question

Prove the following

(cot0+cosec0)

`(cot0 + cosec0) { }^(2) = (1 + cos0)/(1 - cos0)`
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Answer 1

`\bf [cot(\theta )+csc(\theta )]^2=\cfrac{1+cos(\theta )}{1-cos(\theta )} \\\\[-0.35em] ~\dotfill\\\\ \stackrel{\textit{doing the left-hand side}}{[cot(\theta )+csc(\theta )]^2}\implies cot^2(\theta )+2cot(\theta )csc(\theta )+csc^2(\theta ) \\\\\\ \cfrac{cos^2(\theta )}{sin^2(\theta )}+2\cdot \cfrac{cos(\theta )}{sin(\theta )}\cdot \cfrac{1}{sin(\theta )}+\cfrac{1}{sin^2(\theta )}\implies \cfrac{cos^2(\theta )}{sin^2(\theta )}+\cfrac{2cos(\theta )}{sin^2(\theta )}+\cfrac{1}{sin^2(\theta )}`

`\bf \cfrac{\stackrel{\textit{perfect square trinomial}}{cos^2(\theta )+2cos(\theta )+1}}{sin^2(\theta )}\implies \boxed{\cfrac{[cos(\theta )+1]^2}{sin^2(\theta )}} \\\\[-0.35em] ~\dotfill\\\\ \stackrel{\textit{doing the right-hand-side}}{\cfrac{1+cos(\theta )}{1-cos(\theta )}}\implies \stackrel{\textit{multiplying by the denominator's conjugate}}{\cfrac{1+cos(\theta )}{1-cos(\theta )}\cdot \cfrac{1+cos(\theta )}{1+cos(\theta )}}`

`\bf \cfrac{[1+cos(\theta )]^2}{\underset{\textit{difference of squares}}{[1-cos(\theta )][1+cos(\theta )]}}\implies \cfrac{[cos(\theta )+1]^2}{1^2-cos^2(\theta )} \\\\\\ \cfrac{[cos(\theta )+1]^2}{1-cos^2(\theta )}\implies \boxed{\cfrac{[cos(\theta )+1]^2}{sin^2(\theta )}}`

recall that sin²(θ) + cos²(θ) = 1, thus sin²(θ) = 1 - cos²(θ).