Prove the following identity,where the angles involved are acute angles for which the expressions are defined:
$(\sin A + \operatorname{cosec} A)^2 + (\cos A + \sec A)^2 = 7 + \tan^2 A + \cot^2 A$

(N/A) To prove: $(\sin A + \operatorname{cosec} A)^2 + (\cos A + \sec A)^2 = 7 + \tan^2 A + \cot^2 A$
$L.H.S. = (\sin A + \operatorname{cosec} A)^2 + (\cos A + \sec A)^2$
Using the identity $(a + b)^2 = a^2 + b^2 + 2ab$:
$= (\sin^2 A + \operatorname{cosec}^2 A + 2 \sin A \operatorname{cosec} A) + (\cos^2 A + \sec^2 A + 2 \cos A \sec A)$
$= (\sin^2 A + \cos^2 A) + \operatorname{cosec}^2 A + \sec^2 A + 2 \sin A \left(\frac{1}{\sin A}\right) + 2 \cos A \left(\frac{1}{\cos A}\right)$
Since $\sin^2 A + \cos^2 A = 1$,$\operatorname{cosec}^2 A = 1 + \cot^2 A$,and $\sec^2 A = 1 + \tan^2 A$:
$= 1 + (1 + \cot^2 A) + (1 + \tan^2 A) + 2(1) + 2(1)$
$= 1 + 1 + \cot^2 A + 1 + \tan^2 A + 2 + 2$
$= 7 + \tan^2 A + \cot^2 A$
$= R.H.S.$