with common difference d, then the sum of the series sin
If a1, a2, a3, .... an are in A.P. with common difference d, then the sum of the series sin d [sec a1 sec a2 + sec a2 sec a3 + .... + sec an − 1 sec an], is
(a) sec a1 − sec an
(b) cosec a1 − cosec an
(c) cot a1 − cot an
(d) tan an − tan a1
(d) $\tan a_{n}-\tan a_{1}$
We have:
$\sin d\left(\sec a_{1} \sec a_{2}+\sec a_{2} \sec a_{3}+\ldots+\sec a_{n-1} \sec a_{n}\right)$
$=\frac{\sin d}{\cos a_{1} \cos a_{2}}+\frac{\sin d}{\cos a_{2} \cos a_{3}}+\ldots+\frac{\sin d}{\cos a_{n-1} \cos a_{n}}$
$=\frac{\sin \left(a_{2}-a_{1}\right)}{\cos a_{1} \cos a_{2}}+\frac{\sin \left(a_{3}-a_{2}\right)}{\cos a_{2} \cos a_{3}}+\ldots+\frac{\sin \left(a_{n}-a_{n-1}\right)}{\cos a_{n-1} \cos a_{n}}$
$=\frac{\sin a_{2} \cos a_{1}-\cos a_{2} \sin a_{1}}{\cos a_{1} \cos a_{2}}+\frac{\sin a_{3} \cos a_{2}-\cos a_{3} \sin a_{2}}{\cos a_{1} \cos a_{2}}+\ldots+\frac{\sin a_{2} \cos a_{1}-\cos a_{2} \sin a_{1}}{\cos a_{1} \cos a_{2}}$
$=\left(\tan a_{1}-\tan a_{2}\right)+\left(\tan a_{2}-\tan a_{3}\right)+\ldots \ldots+\left(\tan a_{n-1}-\tan a_{n}\right)$
$=\tan a_{1}-\tan a_{n}$