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Exercise 3.3 · Q47

Q.Prove the following: cos⁡x+sin⁡xcos⁡x−sin⁡x−cos⁡x−sin⁡xcos⁡x+sin⁡x=2tan⁡2x\dfrac{\cos x+\sin x}{\cos x-\sin x}-\dfrac{\cos x-\sin x}{\cos x+\sin x}=2\tan2x

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Step 1: Common denominator is (cos⁡x−sin⁡x)(cos⁡x+sin⁡x)=cos⁡2x−sin⁡2x=cos⁡2x(\cos x-\sin x)(\cos x+\sin x)=\cos^2x-\sin^2x=\cos2x.

Step 2: Numerator: (cos⁡x+sin⁡x)2−(cos⁡x−sin⁡x)2=4sin⁡xcos⁡x=2sin⁡2x(\cos x+\sin x)^2-(\cos x-\sin x)^2=4\sin x\cos x=2\sin2x (using (a+b)2−(a−b)2=4ab(a+b)^2-(a-b)^2=4ab). …

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