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Evaluate the following expression in terms of trigonometric ratios.
Evaluate the following expression in terms of trigonometric ratios.
$$\frac{{{{\cot }^2}A\left( {\sec A - 1} \right)}}{{1 + \sin A}}$$
Answer & Solution
Correct Answer:
Option
B
$$\eqalign{
& \frac{{{{\cot }^2}A\left( {\sec A - 1} \right)}}{{\left( {1 + \sin A} \right)}} \cr
& = \frac{{{{\cos }^2}A\left( {1 - \cos A} \right)}}{{{{\sin }^2}A\left( {1 + \sin A} \right).\cos A}} \cr
& = \frac{{\left( {1 - {{\sin }^2}A} \right)}}{{\left( {1 - {{\cos }^2}A} \right)}} \times \frac{{\left( {1 - \cos A} \right)}}{{\left( {1 + \sin A} \right).\cos A}} \cr
& = \frac{{\left( {1 + \sin A} \right)\left( {1 - \sin A} \right).\left( {1 - \cos A} \right)}}{{\left( {1 + \cos A} \right)\left( {1 - \cos A} \right).\left( {1 + \sin A} \right).\cos A}} \cr
& = \frac{{\frac{{\sec A\left( {1 - \sin A} \right)}}{{\left( {\sec A + 1} \right)}}}}{{\sec A}} \cr
& = \frac{{{{\sec }^2}A\left( {1 - \sin A} \right)}}{{\left( {1 + \sec A} \right)}} \cr} $$
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