SOLUTION: please prove this trigonometric identity: (tan + cos) / sin = sec + cot

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Question 302468: please prove this trigonometric identity:
(tan + cos) / sin = sec + cot

Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
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(tan + cos) / sin = sec + cot
(tan + cos)/sin = (1/cos) + cos/sin
Multiply thru by sin
tan + cos = (sin/cos) + cos
tan + cos = tan + cos