[Math] Harder Trigonometry Identity ($\sec A+\csc A$)

trigonometry

How do I prove:

$\sin A (1 + \tan A) + \cos A (1 + \cot A) = \sec A + \csc A$

I've tried expanding the brackets by multiplying sin A and cos A to the left hand side but to no avail. Where should I start from?

Best Answer

\begin{align} \sin A \frac{(\sin A+\cos A)}{\cos A}&+\cos A\frac{(\sin A+\cos A)}{\sin A} \\[6px]&= (\sin A+\cos A)\frac{\sin A}{\cos A}+(\sin A+\cos A)\frac{\cos A}{\sin A} \\[6px]&= (\cos A+\sin A)\left(\frac{\sin A}{\cos A}+\frac{\cos A}{\sin A}\right) \\[6px]&= (\cos A+\sin A)\frac{(\sin^2 A+\cos^2 A)}{(\cos A\sin A)} \\[6px]&= \frac{\cos A}{\cos A\sin A}+\frac{\sin A}{\cos A\sin A} \\[6px]&= \frac1{\sin A}+\frac1{\cos A} \\[6px]&= \csc A+\sec A \end{align}