If tan^2theta=1-k^2, then prove that sectheta+tan^3thetacsctheta=(2-k^2)^(3/2)?

1 Answer
Feb 11, 2017

Please see below.

Explanation:

As tan^2theta=1-k^2

sectheta+tan^3thetacsctheta

= sectheta+tan^2theta.sintheta/costheta.1/sintheta

= sectheta+tan^2theta.sectheta

= sectheta(1+tan^2theta)

= sec^3theta

= (sec^2theta)^(3/2)

= (1+tan^2theta)^(3/2)

= (1+1-k^2)^(3/2)

= (2-k^2)^(3/2)