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If 3 sin A + 4 cos A = 5, prove that: tan A + sec A = 2.

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Answer: We can start by using the identity sin^2(A) + cos^2(A) = 1.

We can square the equation 3 sin A + 4 cos A = 5, to get:

9sin^2(A) + 12sin(A)cos(A) + 16cos^2(A) = 25

Substituting the identity sin^2(A) + cos^2(A) = 1, we get:

9sin^2(A) + 12sin(A)cos(A) + 16(1-sin^2(A)) = 25

12sin(A)cos(A) = 6

Now,we can use identity tan(A) = sin(A) / cos(A) and sec(A) = 1 / cos(A)

tan(A) = sin(A) / cos(A) = (2sin(A)cos(A)) / (cos^2(A)) = 2 * (sin(A)cos(A)) / (1-sin^2(A)) = 2 * (6 / 12) = 1

sec(A) = 1 / cos(A) = 1 / sqrt(1 - sin^2(A)) = 1 / sqrt(1 - (3/5)^2) = 1 / sqrt(1 - 9/25) = 5/sqrt(16) = 5/4

Now we can add them:

tan(A) + sec(A) = 1 + 5/4 = (4+5) / 4 = 9/4 = 2.25

Hence proved that tan A + sec A = 2.25

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