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Prove the trigonometric identity $\sec\left(x\right)=\frac{\sin\left(2x\right)}{\sin\left(x\right)}+\frac{-\cos\left(2x\right)}{\cos\left(x\right)}$

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Final Answer

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Step-by-step Solution

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Starting from the right-hand side (RHS) of the identity

$\frac{\sin\left(2x\right)}{\sin\left(x\right)}+\frac{-\cos\left(2x\right)}{\cos\left(x\right)}$
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Using the sine double-angle identity: $\sin\left(2\theta\right)=2\sin\left(\theta\right)\cos\left(\theta\right)$

$\frac{2\sin\left(x\right)\cos\left(x\right)}{\sin\left(x\right)}+\frac{-\cos\left(2x\right)}{\cos\left(x\right)}$
Why does sin(2x) = 2sin(x)cos(x) ?
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Simplify the fraction $\frac{2\sin\left(x\right)\cos\left(x\right)}{\sin\left(x\right)}$ by $\sin\left(x\right)$

$2\cos\left(x\right)+\frac{-\cos\left(2x\right)}{\cos\left(x\right)}$

Combine all terms into a single fraction with $\cos\left(x\right)$ as common denominator

$\frac{2\cos\left(x\right)\cos\left(x\right)-\cos\left(2x\right)}{\cos\left(x\right)}$

When multiplying two powers that have the same base ($\cos\left(x\right)$), you can add the exponents

$\frac{2\cos\left(x\right)^2-\cos\left(2x\right)}{\cos\left(x\right)}$
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Combine all terms into a single fraction with $\cos\left(x\right)$ as common denominator

$\frac{2\cos\left(x\right)^2-\cos\left(2x\right)}{\cos\left(x\right)}$
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Apply the trigonometric identity: $\cos\left(2\theta \right)$$=2\cos\left(\theta \right)^2-1$

$\frac{2\cos\left(x\right)^2-\left(2\cos\left(x\right)^2-1\right)}{\cos\left(x\right)}$

Simplify the product $-(2\cos\left(x\right)^2-1)$

$\frac{2\cos\left(x\right)^2-2\cos\left(x\right)^2-1\cdot -1}{\cos\left(x\right)}$

Multiply $-1$ times $-1$

$\frac{2\cos\left(x\right)^2-2\cos\left(x\right)^2+1}{\cos\left(x\right)}$
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Simplify the product $-(2\cos\left(x\right)^2-1)$

$\frac{2\cos\left(x\right)^2-2\cos\left(x\right)^2+1}{\cos\left(x\right)}$
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Cancel like terms $2\cos\left(x\right)^2$ and $-2\cos\left(x\right)^2$

$\frac{1}{\cos\left(x\right)}$
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Applying the trigonometric identity: $\displaystyle\sec\left(\theta\right)=\frac{1}{\cos\left(\theta\right)}$

$\sec\left(x\right)$
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Since we have reached the expression of our goal, we have proven the identity

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Final Answer

true

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