SOLUTION: If sinA + cosecA = 2, find sin^5(A) + cosec^5(A)

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Question 1136438: If sinA + cosecA = 2, find sin^5(A) + cosec^5(A)
Answer by ikleyn(52884) About Me  (Show Source):
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If sin(A) + cosec(A) = 2,  it means that


sin(A) + 1%2Fsin%28A%29 = 2.


    A well known fact is that  x + 1%2Fx = 2  implies  x = 1.


Hence,  sin(A) = 1.


Then  sin%5E5%28A%29 + cosec%5E5%28A%29 = 1 + 1 = 2.       ANSWER

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