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Verify the identity algebraically.

sec2x = sec2 x/2-sec2x

 May 15, 2016
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sec2x = sec^2 x/2-sec^2x

 

1 /cos2x =  sec^2x/ [2- sec^2x]    and we can write

 

cos2x /1 =  [2 - sec^2x] / sec^2x

 

cos2x = 2/sec^2x   - sec^2x/sec^2x

 

cos2x = 2/sec^2x - 1

 

cos2x = [2/1] / [1/cos^2x] -1

 

cos2x = 2cos^2x - 1        which is true

 

 

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 May 16, 2016

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