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Prove the given identity ​

Prove the given identity ​-example-1
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Explanation:

3. Let us take apart the right side

1+cos2x = 1 + cos^2x - sin^2x

1 - sin^2x = cos^2x

therefore we have 2cos^2x

Therefore we just have cos^2x/cos^2y = 2cos^2x/2cos^2y, which is true.

4. tan(x/2) = +/- sqrt((1-cosx)/(1+cosx)) using half angle identities for sin and cos.

Therefore tan^2(x/2) = (1-cosx)/(1+cosx)

If we multiply top and bottom by tanx, we get

(tanx - sinx)/(tanx + sinx), which is the right side.

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