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Algebra Difficulty 5.0 AIME Prove it Philippines

Problem:

Suppose that (1+secθ)(1+cscθ)=6(1+\sec \theta)(1+\csc \theta)=6. Determine the value of (1+tanθ)(1+cotθ)(1+\tan \theta)(1+\cot \theta).

Solution

Solution:

The equation is equivalent to 1+sinθ+cosθ=5sinθcosθ1+\sin \theta+\cos \theta=5 \sin \theta \cos \theta. Let A:=sinθ+cosθA := \sin \theta + \cos \theta and B:=sinθcosθB := \sin \theta \cos \theta. Then 1+A=5B1+A=5B and A2=1+2BA^{2}=1+2B. As 1+A01+A \neq 0,
1+A=5(A21)21=5(A1)2 1+A=\frac{5\left(A^{2}-1\right)}{2} \Longrightarrow 1=\frac{5(A-1)}{2}
which gives A=75A=\frac{7}{5}. Consequently, we get B=1225B=\frac{12}{25}. Hence,
(1+tanθ)(1+cotθ)=A2B=49252512=4912 (1+\tan \theta)(1+\cot \theta)=\frac{A^{2}}{B}=\frac{49}{25} \cdot \frac{25}{12}=\frac{49}{12}

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