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Cos2A + cosec4A = cot A-cot 4A ​

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Answer:

no solution

Explanation:

A graphing calculator shows the left-side expression is never equal to the right-side expression for any real-number value of A.

The equation is not an identity, and has no solution.

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Additional comment

By subtracting the right-side expression from the left-side expression, we get an equation of the form f(A)=0. Any solutions will be x-intercepts of the graph. The graph for this equation never comes close to crossing the x-axis.

Cos2A + cosec4A = cot A-cot 4A ​-example-1
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