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Simplest form of (1 - cosA) (1 + cot2 A) is
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Simplifying:
(1 - cos A) (1 + cot²A)
= (1 - cos A)(1 + (cos² A)/(sin² A))
= (1 - cos A)(sin²A + cos²A)/(sin²A)
= (1 - cos A)/sin²A (as sin²A + cos²A = 1)
= (1 - cos A)/(1 - cos²A) (as sin²A + cos²A = 1 => sin²A = 1 - cos²A)
= (1 - cosA)/(1 - cosA)(1 + cosA) (as a² - b² = (a+b)(a-b))
= 1 / (1 + cos A)
Therefore, the simplest form is 1 / (1 + cos A)
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