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Use trigonometric identities to transform the left side of the equation to the right side

Tan theta cot theta = 1

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Tan = sin/cos

Cot = cos/sin

(tan) x (cot) = (sin/cos) x (cos/sin) = 1
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tan\theta=(sin\theta)/(cos\theta)\\\\cot\theta=(cos\theta)/(sin\theta)\\\\tan\theta cot\theta=1\\\\L=(sin\theta)/(cos\theta)*(cos\theta)/(sin\theta)=(sin\theta cos\theta)/(sin\theta cos\theta)=1=R
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