How do you verify the identity: #1 - cos 2x = tan x sin 2x#?

1 Answer
Apr 16, 2018

Here's how I proved it:

Explanation:

#1-cos2x =tanxsin2x#

I'll prove using the right hand side of the equation.

From the double angle identities, #sin2x=2sinxcosx#:
#quadquadquadquadquadquadquadquadquad=sinx/cosx * 2sinxcosx#

Combine by multiplying:
#quadquadquadquadquadquadquadquadquad=(2sin^2xcancel(cosx))/cancel(cosx)#

#quadquadquadquadquadquadquadquadquad=2sin^2x#

From the Pythagorean Identities, #sin^2x = 1-cos^2x#:
#quadquadquadquadquadquadquadquadquad=2(1-cos^2x)#

Simplify:
#quadquadquadquadquadquadquadquadquad=2-2cos^2x#

Factor out a #-1#:
#quadquadquadquadquadquadquadquadquad=-1(-2+2cos^2x)#

Since we need #2cos^2x-1# to get #cos2x#, let's rewrite it so that we can get that:
#quadquadquadquadquadquadquadquadquad=-1(-1+2cos^2x-1)#

From the double angle identities, #cos^2x-1 = cos2x#:
#quadquadquadquadquadquadquadquadquad=-1(-1+cos2x)#

Finally:
#1-cos2x=1-cos2x#

We have proved that #1-cos2x =tanxsin2x#.

Hope this helps!