How to prove these identities? #(1 + tantheta)/(1-tantheta) =sec 2theta + tan 2theta# Trigonometry Trigonometric Identities and Equations Proving Identities 1 Answer P dilip_k Dec 8, 2016 #LHS=(1+tantheta)/(1-tantheta)# #=(1+tantheta)^2/((1-tantheta)(1+tantheta))# #=(1+tan^2theta+2tantheta)/(1-tan^2theta)# #=(1+tan^2theta)/(1-tan^2theta)+(2tantheta)/(1-tan^2theta)# #=1/(cos2theta)+tan2theta# #=sec2theta+tan2theta=RHS# Proved Answer link Related questions What does it mean to prove a trigonometric identity? How do you prove #\csc \theta \times \tan \theta = \sec \theta#? How do you prove #(1-\cos^2 x)(1+\cot^2 x) = 1#? How do you show that #2 \sin x \cos x = \sin 2x#? is true for #(5pi)/6#? How do you prove that #sec xcot x = csc x#? How do you prove that #cos 2x(1 + tan 2x) = 1#? How do you prove that #(2sinx)/[secx(cos4x-sin4x)]=tan2x#? How do you verify the identity: #-cotx =(sin3x+sinx)/(cos3x-cosx)#? How do you prove that #(tanx+cosx)/(1+sinx)=secx#? How do you prove the identity #(sinx - cosx)/(sinx + cosx) = (2sin^2x-1)/(1+2sinxcosx)#? See all questions in Proving Identities Impact of this question 1429 views around the world You can reuse this answer Creative Commons License