The value of (sin 70°) (cot 10° cot 70° – 1) is [2025]
(2)
We have,
sin 70°(cos 10°cos70°–sin 10°sin 70°sin 10° sin 70°)
=sin 70°[cos 80°sin 10° sin 70°] [∵ cos (A + B) = cos A cos B – sin A sin B]
=cos 80°cos 80°=1 [∵ sin(90°–θ)=cos θ]