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prove sin(2x)=(2cot(x))/(csc^2(x))

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Solution

prove sin(2x)=csc2(x)2cot(x)​

Solution

True
Solution steps
sin(2x)=csc2(x)2cot(x)​
Manipulating right sidecsc2(x)2cot(x)​
Express with sin, cos
csc2(x)2cot(x)​
Use the basic trigonometric identity: cot(x)=sin(x)cos(x)​=csc2(x)2⋅sin(x)cos(x)​​
Use the basic trigonometric identity: csc(x)=sin(x)1​=(sin(x)1​)22⋅sin(x)cos(x)​​
Simplify (sin(x)1​)22⋅sin(x)cos(x)​​:2cos(x)sin(x)
(sin(x)1​)22⋅sin(x)cos(x)​​
(sin(x)1​)2=sin2(x)1​
(sin(x)1​)2
Apply exponent rule: (ba​)c=bcac​=sin2(x)12​
Apply rule 1a=112=1=sin2(x)1​
=sin2(x)1​2⋅sin(x)cos(x)​​
Multiply 2⋅sin(x)cos(x)​:sin(x)2cos(x)​
2⋅sin(x)cos(x)​
Multiply fractions: a⋅cb​=ca⋅b​=sin(x)cos(x)⋅2​
=sin2(x)1​sin(x)2cos(x)​​
Divide fractions: dc​ba​​=b⋅ca⋅d​=sin(x)⋅1cos(x)⋅2sin2(x)​
Refine=sin(x)cos(x)⋅2sin2(x)​
Cancel the common factor: sin(x)=2cos(x)sin(x)
=2cos(x)sin(x)
=2cos(x)sin(x)
Rewrite using trig identities
2cos(x)sin(x)
Use the Double Angle identity: 2sin(x)cos(x)=sin(2x)=sin(2x)
=sin(2x)
We showed that the two sides could take the same form⇒True

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