Prove that #(1-2sin^2x)/(1+sin2x) = (1-tanx)/(1+tanx)#?

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Answer 1 · 2016-04-10T15:07:25

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To prove #(1-2sin^2x)/(1+sin2x) = (1-tanx)/(1+tanx)#, let us start from left hand side.

#(1-2sin^2x)/(1+sin2x)# is equivalent to

#(1-sin^2x-sin^2x)/(cos^2x+sin^2x+2sinxcosx)#

= #(cos^2x-sin^2x)/(cosx+sinx)^2#

= #((cosx+sinx)(cosx-sinx))/(cosx+sinx)^2#

= #(cosx-sinx)/(cosx+sinx)#

Now dividing numerator and denominator by #cosx#

= #(1-sinx/cosx)/(1+sinx/cosx)#

= #(1-tanx)/(1+tanx)#