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HMMT Team 2019/3: Trig ineq with one degree of freedom

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February 17, 2019
HMMTtrigonometryalgebra

Problem Statement

For any angle 0<θ<π/20 < \theta < \pi/2, show that 0<sinθ+cosθ+tanθ+cotθsecθcscθ<1.0 < \sin \theta + \cos \theta + \tan \theta + \cot \theta - \sec \theta - \csc \theta < 1.