cos(x)sin2(x)1−cos(x)=cos(x)+cos2(x)Divide by cos(x)sin2(x)1−cos(x)=1+cos(x)Multiply by 1-cos(x)sin2(x)=(1−cos(x))(1+cos(x))The right-hand side is the difference of two squares sosin2(x)=1−cos2(x)so:sin2(x)+cos2(x)=1which is correct!
cos(x)sin2(x)1−cos(x)=cos(x)+cos2(x)Divide by cos(x)sin2(x)1−cos(x)=1+cos(x)Multiply by 1-cos(x)sin2(x)=(1−cos(x))(1+cos(x))The right-hand side is the difference of two squares sosin2(x)=1−cos2(x)so:sin2(x)+cos2(x)=1which is correct!