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Prove the following identities

cosecx (secx – 1) – cotx (1 – cosx) = tanx – sinx

LHS = cosecx (secx – 1) – cotx (1 – cosx)


We know that






We know that 1 – cos2x = sin2x.






= RHS


Hence proved.


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