Problem #473
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(a) (i) By first expanding \((\cos \theta + \sin \theta)^2\), find the three solutions of the equation \((\cos \theta + \sin \theta)^2 = 1\) for \(0 \leq \theta \leq \pi\).
(ii) Hence verify that the only solutions of the equation \(\cos \theta + \sin \theta = 1\) for \(0 \leq \theta \leq \pi\) are \(0\) and \(\frac{1}{2}\pi\).
(b) Prove the identity \(\frac{\sin \theta}{\cos \theta + \sin \theta} + \frac{1 - \cos \theta}{\cos \theta - \sin \theta} \equiv \frac{\cos \theta + \sin \theta - 1}{1 - 2 \sin^2 \theta}\).
(c) Using the results of (a)(ii) and (b), solve the equation \(\frac{\sin \theta}{\cos \theta + \sin \theta} + \frac{1 - \cos \theta}{\cos \theta - \sin \theta} = 2(\cos \theta + \sin \theta - 1)\) for \(0 \leq \theta \leq \pi\).