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1. 𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡 = 𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠
𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠 𝑥𝑥 𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠 𝑥𝑥
LHS: Substitute 𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡 = : × 𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐
𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐 𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐
𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠 𝑥𝑥
2. = 𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐 𝑥𝑥
𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡 𝑥𝑥
𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠 𝑥𝑥 𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠
LHS: Substitute 𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡 = : 𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠
𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐
𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐
𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠 sin 𝑥𝑥
= ÷
1 cos 𝑥𝑥
𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠 𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐
Cancel the 𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠 diagonally: = ×
1 𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠
= 𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐 𝑥𝑥
𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡 𝑥𝑥 1
3. =
𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠 𝑥𝑥 𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐 𝑥𝑥
𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠
𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠 𝑥𝑥 𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐
LHS Substitute 𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡 = :
𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐 𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠 𝑥𝑥
sin 𝑥𝑥 𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠
= ÷
cos 𝑥𝑥 1
sin 𝑥𝑥 1
Cancel the 𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠 diagonally: = ×
cos 𝑥𝑥 𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠
1
=
𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐 𝑥𝑥
𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠2 𝑥𝑥
4. = 𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠 𝑥𝑥
𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡 𝑥𝑥
𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠 𝑥𝑥 𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠2 𝑥𝑥
LHS Substitute 𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡 = : 𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠 𝑥𝑥
𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐
𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐
𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠2 𝑥𝑥 sin 𝑥𝑥
= ÷
1 cos 𝑥𝑥
𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠2 𝑥𝑥 cos 𝑥𝑥
= ×
1 sin 𝑥𝑥
1 − 𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐 2 𝐴𝐴
5. = 𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡2 𝐴𝐴
𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐 2 𝐴𝐴
𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠2 𝐴𝐴 + 𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐 2 𝐴𝐴 = 1
Re-arrange: 𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠2 𝐴𝐴 = 1 − 𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐 2 𝐴𝐴 --- (1)
1 − 𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐 2 𝐴𝐴
Substitute (1) into the top line, LHS:
𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐 2 𝐴𝐴
𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠2 𝐴𝐴
=
𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐 2 𝐴𝐴
𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠 𝑥𝑥
Since 𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡 = : = 𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡2 𝐴𝐴
𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐
1 − 𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆2 𝐴𝐴
6. =1
𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶 2 𝐴𝐴
𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠2 𝐴𝐴 + 𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐 2 𝐴𝐴 = 1
Re-arrange: 𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐 2 𝐴𝐴 = 1 − 𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠2 𝐴𝐴 --- (1)
1 − 𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆2 𝐴𝐴
Substitute (1) into the top line, LHS:
𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶 2 𝐴𝐴
𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐 2 𝐴𝐴
=
𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐 2 𝐴𝐴
=1