Trigonometric proofs for practice to Suparna.

prove the following:

1. 20sec2 θ + 39tanθ − 1 = (20tanθ + 19)(tanθ + 1)
2. sec2 θ + 2tanθ = (1 + tanθ)2
3. 19cos2θ + cos2 θ − ( 21 )(sin2θ) = (20cosθ + 19sinθ)(cosθ − sinθ)
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4. tan2θ = (secθ+cosecθ)(cosθ−sinθ)

5. 20 + 19sin2θ − 2sin2 θ = (20cosθ + 18sinθ)(cosθ + sinθ)

6. 20tan2 θ + 36secθ + 36 = (20secθ + 16)(secθ + 1)
7. 32sin2 θ + 18sin2θ + 8 = (20sinθ + 8cosθ)(2sinθ + cosθ)
8. 20tan2 θ − 379secθ + 1 = (20secθ + 1)(secθ − 19)
9. cos2 θ + 16 + 21sin2θ = (17cosθ + 8sinθ)(cosθ + 2sinθ)
10. cos2 θ − 13 sin 2θ + 16 cos 2θ = (17 cos θ + 8 sin θ)(cos θ − 2 sin θ)
Solutions to the above problems are
1. R.H.S.= (20tanθ + 19)(tanθ + 1)
R.H.S.= 20tan2 θ + 20tanθ + 19tanθ + 19
R.H.S.= 20tan2 θ + 39tanθ + 20 − 1
rearranging terms
R.H.S.= 20tan2 θ + 20 + 39tanθ − 1
R.H.S.= 20sec2 θ + 39tanθ − 1=L.H.S

2. R.H.S.= (1 + tanθ)(1 + tanθ)

R.H.S.= 1 + tanθ + tanθ + tan2 θ
rearranging the terms
R.H.S.= 1 + tan2 θ + 2tanθ
R.H.S.= sec2 θ + 2tanθ=L.H.S.

3. R.H.S.= (20cosθ + 19sinθ)(cosθ − sinθ)

R.H.S.= 20cos2 θ − 20sinθcosθ + 19sinθcosθ − 19sinθ
R.H.S.= 20cos2 θ − sinθcosθ − 19sin2 θ
Rearranging the terms
R.H.S.= 19cos2 θ − 19sin2 θ + cos2 θ − (1/2)(2sinθcosθ)
R.H.S.= 19cos2θ + cos2 θ − (1/2)(sin2θ)=L.H.S.

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4. L.H.S.= tan2θ

L.H.S.= sin2θ
cos2θ
since we know that sin2θ = 2sinθcosθ
L.H.S.= 2sinθcosθ
cos2θ

since we know cos2θ = cos2θ−sin2θ

2sinθcosθ
L.H.S.= cos 2θ−sin2θ

Now factorizing
cos2 θ − sin2 θ = (cosθ + sinθ)(cosθ − sinθ)

also dividing the numerator and denominator by

sinθcosθ

L.H.S.= 2
(cosθ+sinθ)(cosθ−sinθ)
(sinθcosθ)

L.H.S.= 2
cosθ + sinθ )(cosθ−sinθ)
( sinθcosθ sinθcosθ

L.H.S.= 2
1 + 1 )(cosθ−sinθ)
( cosθ sinθ
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L.H.S.= (secθ+cosecθ)(cosθ−sinθ) =R. H.S.
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 hence proved.

5. R.H.S.= (20cosθ + 18sinθ)(cosθ + sinθ)

R.H.S.= 20cos2 θ + 20cosθsinθ + 18sinθcosθ + 18sin2 θ
Rearranging the terms
R.H.S.= 20cos2 θ + 38sinθcosθ + 20sin2 θ − 2 sin2 θ
Re-arranging the terms again
R.H.S.= 20(sin2 θ + cos2 θ) + 19(2sinθcosθ) − 2sin2 θ
since we know cos2θ = cos2 θ − sin2 θ

and since we know that sin2θ = 2sinθcosθ

R.H.S.= 20 + 19sin2θ − 2sin2 θ = L.H.S.

Hence proved.

6. L.H.S. = 20tan2 θ + 36secθ + 36

L.H.S. = 20(sec2 θ − 1) + 36secθ + 36
re-arranging the terms we get
L. H. S. =20sec2 θ + 36secθ + 36 − 20
L.H.S. = 20sec2 θ + 36secθ + 16
L.H.S. = 20sec2 θ + 20secθ + 16secθ + 16
L.H.S. = (20secθ + 16)(secθ + 1) = R.H.S
hence proved

7. R.H.S.=(20sinθ + 8cosθ)(2sinθ + cosθ)

R.H.S.=40sin2 θ + 20sinθcosθ + 16sinθcosθ + 8cos2 θ
R.H.S.=40sinθ + 36sinθcosθ + 8cos2 θ
since we all know that 40 = 32 +8
R.H.S.=32sin2 θ + 8sin2 θ + 36sinθcosθ + 8cos2 θ
re-arrainging the terms we get
R.H.S.=32sin2 θ + 36sinθcosθ + 8sin2 θ + 8cos2 θ
R.H.S.=32sin2 θ + 36sinθcosθ + 8=L.H.S.
hence proved.

8. R.H.S = (20secθ + 1)(secθ − 19)

R.H.S.=20sec2 θ − 380secθ + secθ − 19
since we all know that sec2 θ = tan2 θ + 1
R.H.S.=20(tan2 θ + 1) − 379secθ − 19
solving the bracket

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 R.H.S.=20tan2 θ + 20 − 379secθ − 19
R.H.S. = 20tan2 θ + 36secθ + 1=L.H.S.
hence proved.

9. R.H.S.=(17cosθ + 8sinθ)(cosθ + 2sinθ)

R.H.S.=17cos2 θ + 34sinθcosθ + 8sinθcosθ + 16sin2 θ
sinceweknowthat17 = 16 + 1
R.H.S.=16cos2 θ + cos2 θ + 34sinθcosθ + 8sinθcosθ + 16sin2 θ
re-arraging terms
R.H.S.=cos2 θ + 34sinθcosθ + 8sinθcosθ + 16cos2 θ + 16sin2 θ
R.H.S.=cos2 θ + 42sinθcosθ + 16
R.H.S.=cos2 θ + 21(2sinθcosθ) + 16
but since we know that 2sinθcosθ = sin2θ
R.H.S.=cos2 θ + 21(sin2θ) + 16=L.H.S.

10. L.H.S. = cos2 θ − 13 sin 2θ + 16 cos 2θ

since we know that sin2θ = 2sinθcosθ
and we also know cos2θ = cos2 θ − sin2 θ
L.H.S. = cos2 θ − 13(2 sin θ cos θ) + 16(cos2 θ − sin2 θ)
L.H.S. = cos2 θ − 26 sin θ cos θ + 16 cos2 θ − 16 sin2 θ)
re-arranging the terms by knowing -26 = -34 + 8 we get
L.H.S. = 17 cos2 θ − 34 sin θ cos θ + 8 sin θ cos θ − 16 sin2 θ
= (17 cos θ + 8 sin θ)(cos θ − 2 sin θ) = R.H.S.
hence proved.