Recognize secA Calculation: Recognize that secA is cosA1.Calculation: secA=cosA1.
Rewrite using secA: Rewrite the left side of the equation using secA=cosA1.Calculation: secA1+secA=cosA11+cosA1.
Combine over common denominator: Combine terms over a common denominator on the left side.Calculation: (1+cosA1)/(cosA1)=(cosA+1)/(cosA∗(cosA1)).
Simplify by multiplying: Simplify the left side by multiplying the numerator and the denominator by cosA.Calculation: cosA⋅(1/cosA)cosA+1=1cosA+1.
Further simplify: Further simplify the left side.Calculation: (cosA+1)/1=cosA+1.
Recognize incorrect simplification: Recognize that cosA+1 is not the correct simplification; we need to cancel out cosA in the numerator and denominator.Calculation: (cosA+1)/1 should be simplified to cosA+1, but this is incorrect.
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