Verify the following: \frac{2\cot x}{\tan 2x}=\csc^2 x-2

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2022-02-28

Verify the following:
2cotxtan2x=csc2x2

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Nathan Kent

Nathan Kent

Beginner2022-03-01Added 8 answers

We put z=eix to obtain
cotx=iz+1zz1z=iz2+1z21and
tan2x=1iz21z2z2+1z2=1iz41z4+1
andcsc2x2=(2iz1z)22=4(1z1z)22=4(zz21)22
=4z2(z21)2=2z4+1(z21)2
But now
2cotxtan2x=2iz2+1z211iz41z4+1=2(z2+1)(z4+1)(z41)(z21)
=2z4+1(z21)(z21)
and we are done.

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