Is cos(2θ)=(1-tan^2(θ))/(sec^2(θ)) ?

The answer to whether cos(2θ)=(1-tan^2(θ))/(sec^2(θ)) is True

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prove cos(2θ)=(1-tan^2(θ))/(sec^2(θ))

prove

cos (2 θ) = \frac{1 - tan ^{2} ( θ )}{sec ^{2} ( θ )}

True

Solution steps

cos (2 θ) = \frac{1 - tan ^{2} ( θ )}{sec ^{2} ( θ )}

Manipulating right side

\frac{1 - tan ^{2} ( θ )}{sec ^{2} ( θ )}

Express with sin, cos

\frac{1 - tan ^{2} ( θ )}{sec ^{2} ( θ )}

Use the basic trigonometric identity:

tan (x) = \frac{sin ( x )}{cos ( x )}

= \frac{1 - ( \frac{s i n ( θ )}{c o s ( θ )} ) ^{2}}{sec ^{2} ( θ )}

Use the basic trigonometric identity:

sec (x) = \frac{1}{cos ( x )}

= \frac{1 - ( \frac{s i n ( θ )}{c o s ( θ )} ) ^{2}}{( \frac{1}{c o s ( θ )} ) ^{2}}

Simplify

\frac{1 - ( \frac{s i n ( θ )}{c o s ( θ )} ) ^{2}}{( \frac{1}{c o s ( θ )} ) ^{2}} : cos^{2} (θ) - sin^{2} (θ)

\frac{1 - ( \frac{s i n ( θ )}{c o s ( θ )} ) ^{2}}{( \frac{1}{c o s ( θ )} ) ^{2}}

(\frac{1}{cos ( θ )})^{2} = \frac{1}{cos ^{2} ( θ )}

(\frac{1}{cos ( θ )})^{2}

Apply exponent rule:

(\frac{a}{b})^{c} = \frac{a ^{c}}{b ^{c}}

= \frac{1 ^{2}}{cos ^{2} ( θ )}

Apply rule

1^{a} = 1

1^{2} = 1

= \frac{1}{cos ^{2} ( θ )}

= \frac{1 - ( \frac{s i n ( θ )}{c o s ( θ )} ) ^{2}}{\frac{1}{c o s ^{2} ( θ )}}

Apply exponent rule:

(\frac{a}{b})^{c} = \frac{a ^{c}}{b ^{c}}

= \frac{1 - \frac{s i n ^{2} ( θ )}{c o s ^{2} ( θ )}}{\frac{1}{c o s ^{2} ( θ )}}

Apply the fraction rule:

\frac{a}{\frac{b}{c}} = \frac{a \cdot c}{b}

= \frac{( 1 - \frac{s i n ^{2} ( θ )}{c o s ^{2} ( θ )} ) cos ^{2} ( θ )}{1}

Join

1 - \frac{sin ^{2} ( θ )}{cos ^{2} ( θ )} : \frac{cos ^{2} ( θ ) - sin ^{2} ( θ )}{cos ^{2} ( θ )}

1 - \frac{sin ^{2} ( θ )}{cos ^{2} ( θ )}

Convert element to fraction:

1 = \frac{1 cos ^{2} ( θ )}{cos ^{2} ( θ )}

= \frac{1 \cdot cos ^{2} ( θ )}{cos ^{2} ( θ )} - \frac{sin ^{2} ( θ )}{cos ^{2} ( θ )}

Since the denominators are equal, combine the fractions:

\frac{a}{c} \pm \frac{b}{c} = \frac{a \pm b}{c}

= \frac{1 \cdot cos ^{2} ( θ ) - sin ^{2} ( θ )}{cos ^{2} ( θ )}

Multiply:

1 \cdot cos^{2} (θ) = cos^{2} (θ)

= \frac{cos ^{2} ( θ ) - sin ^{2} ( θ )}{cos ^{2} ( θ )}

= \frac{\frac{c o s ^{2} ( θ ) - s i n ^{2} ( θ )}{c o s ^{2} ( θ )} cos ^{2} ( θ )}{1}

Apply the fraction rule:

\frac{a}{1} = a

= \frac{cos ^{2} ( θ ) - sin ^{2} ( θ )}{cos ^{2} ( θ )} cos^{2} (θ)

Multiply fractions:

a \cdot \frac{b}{c} = \frac{a \cdot b}{c}

= \frac{( cos ^{2} ( θ ) - sin ^{2} ( θ ) ) cos ^{2} ( θ )}{cos ^{2} ( θ )}

Cancel the common factor:

cos^{2} (θ)

= cos^{2} (θ) - sin^{2} (θ)

= cos^{2} (θ) - sin^{2} (θ)

= cos^{2} (θ) - sin^{2} (θ)

Rewrite using trig identities

cos^{2} (θ) - sin^{2} (θ)

Use the Double Angle identity:

cos^{2} (x) - sin^{2} (x) = cos (2 x)

= cos (2 θ)

= cos (2 θ)

We showed that the two sides could take the same form

\Rightarrow True

Is cos(2θ)=(1-tan^2(θ))/(sec^2(θ)) ?
The answer to whether cos(2θ)=(1-tan^2(θ))/(sec^2(θ)) is True