15° and 75° are complementary angles, because their sum 15°+75° is 90°
Tangent and cotangent are complementary functions, usually called "cofunctions".
Complementary functions of complementary angles are equal.
Therefore tan15° = cot75° therefore
= 1
Similarly 35° and 55° are complementary angles, because their sum 35°+55° is 90°,
Sine and cosine are complementary functions, or "cofunctions". As above,
complementary functions of complementary angles are equal.
Therefore sin35° = cos55° therefore
= 1
So,
+
= 1 + 1 = 2.
Edwin