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Problem
Prove the following identity for any acute angle
θ
\theta
θ
: a. (i) Show that
tan
θ
tan
(
90
∘
−
θ
)
=
1
\tan\theta\,\tan(90^{\circ}-\theta)=1
tan
θ
tan
(
9
0
∘
−
θ
)
=
1
. b. (ii) Using part (i), prove that
tan
θ
tan
(
90
∘
−
θ
)
+
cot
θ
cot
(
90
∘
−
θ
)
=
2
\tan\theta\,\tan(90^{\circ}-\theta)+\cot\theta\,\cot(90^{\circ}-\theta)=2
tan
θ
tan
(
9
0
∘
−
θ
)
+
cot
θ
cot
(
9
0
∘
−
θ
)
=
2
.
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