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    The expression tan⁡A1−cot⁡A+cot⁡A1−tan⁡A\frac{\tan A}{1 - \cot A} + \frac{\cot A}{1 - \tan A}1−cotAtanA​+1−tanAcotA​​ can be written as:
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    The expression tanA1cotA+cotA1tanA\frac{\tan A}{1 - \cot A} + \frac{\cot A}{1 - \tan A}​ can be written as:

    A.

    sec A + cosec A

    B.

    tan A + cot A

    C.

    1 + sec A cosec A

    D.

    1+ sin A cos A

    Correct option is C

    Given:

    tanA1cotA+cotA1tanA\frac{\tan A}{1 - \cot A} + \frac{\cot A}{1 - \tan A}​​

    Solution:

    sinAcosA1cosAsinA+cosAsinA1sinAcosA\frac{\frac{\sin A}{\cos A}}{1 - \frac{\cos A}{\sin A}} + \frac{\frac{\cos A}{\sin A}}{1 - \frac{\sin A}{\cos A}}​​

    Denominators;

    1cosAsinA=sinAcosAsinA and 1sinAcosA=cosAsinAcosA1 - \frac{\cos A}{\sin A} = \frac{\sin A - \cos A}{\sin A} \\ \ and \\ \ 1 - \frac{\sin A}{\cos A} = \frac{\cos A - \sin A}{\cos A}

    Then,

    sinAcosAsinAcosAsinA=sin2AcosA(sinAcosA)\frac{\frac{\sin A}{\cos A}}{\frac{\sin A - \cos A}{\sin A}} = \frac{\sin^2 A}{\cos A (\sin A - \cos A)}​​

    cosAsinAcosAsinAcosA=cos2AsinA(cosAsinA)=cos2AsinA(sinAcosA)\frac{\frac{\cos A}{\sin A}}{\frac{\cos A - \sin A}{\cos A}} = \frac{\cos^2 A}{\sin A (\cos A - \sin A)} = -\frac{\cos^2 A}{\sin A (\sin A - \cos A)} 

    Now, 

    sin3Acos3AsinAcosA(sinAcosA) =(sinAcosA)(1+sinAcosA)sinAcosA(sinAcosA)\frac{\sin^3 A - \cos^3 A}{\sin A \cos A (\sin A - \cos A)} \\ \ \\ = \frac{(\sin A - \cos A)(1 + \sin A \cos A) }{\sin A \cos A (\sin A - \cos A)}

    = 1+sinAcosAsinAcosA =secAcosecA+1= \frac{\ 1+ \sin A\cos A}{\sin A \cos A}\\ \ \\ = \sec A \cosec A + 1​​

    ​​

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