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Prove that (sinx+sin2x)/(1+cosx+sin2x)=tan x​.

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The identity (sinx+sin2x)/(1+cosx+sin2x)=tan x is proven by using trigonometric identities to factor and simplify both the numerator and the denominator.

Step-by-step explanation:

To prove that (sinx+sin2x)/(1+cosx+sin2x)=tan x, we will use trigonometric identities to transform the left side of the equation into the right side.

First, let us observe the double angle identities: sin2x = 2sinx cosx and cos2x = cos2x - sin2x which can also be written as 1 - 2sin2x.

Now, let's substitute sin2x in the numerator of the left side of the equation with 2sinx cosx which simplifies down to:

  • sinx + 2sinx cosx

This expression can be factored as:

  • sinx(1 + 2 cosx)

The denominator can be left as is, since 1 + cosx + sin2x already includes the double angle for sin.

If we notice that tan x = sin x / cos x, let us now make cos x the subject in the denominator by rewriting 1 as cos2x + sin2x (from the Pythagorean identity), yielding:

  • cos2x + sin2x + 2sinx cosx

Which is equal to:

  • (cosx + sinx)(1 + 2 cosx)

Therefore, after factoring the numerator and rearranging the denominator:

  • (sinx(1 + 2 cosx))/(cosx(1 + 2 cosx)) = sinx/cosx

sinx/cosx is equal to tan x, proving our initial equation.

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