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Aug 22, 2017

#(1-sin^2thetacos^2theta)/(2+sin^2thetacos^2theta)=(1-sin^2thetacos^2theta)/((2+sin^2thetacos^2theta)#

Explanation:

Since

#sectheta=1/costheta#

and

#csctheta=1/sintheta#

the left side of the equation is:

#[1/(1/cos^2theta-cos^2theta)+1/(1/sin^2theta-sin^2theta)]sin^2thetacos^2theta#

Let's simplify the fractions and get:

#[cos^2theta/(1-cos^4theta)+sin^2theta/(1-sin^4theta)]sin^2thetacos^2theta#

that's, by summing the fractions:

#[(cos^2theta(1-sin^4theta)+sin^2theta(1-cos^4theta))/((1-cos^4theta)(1-sin^4theta))]sin^2thetacos^2theta#

Let's expand the numerator and factorize the denominator: since

#color(red)(a^2-b^2=(a-b)(a+b))#

we get:

#[(cos^2theta-cos^2thetasin^4theta+sin^2theta-sin^2thetacos^4theta))/color(red)((1-cos^2theta)(1+cos^2theta)(1-sin^2theta)(1+sin^2theta)]sin^2thetacos^2theta#

Since

#color(blue)(sin^2theta+cos^2theta=1)#

and

#1-cos^2theta=sin^2theta#

and

#1-sin^2theta=cos^2theta#

we get:

#[(1-cos^2thetasin^4theta-sin^2thetacos^4theta))/(cancel(sin^2theta)(1+cos^2theta)cancel(cos^2theta)(1+sin^2theta)]cancel(sin^2theta)cancel(cos^2theta)#

Let's factorize at the numerator and expand the denominator:

#(1-sin^2thetacos^2theta(color(blue)(sin^2theta+cos^2theta)))/((1+color(blue)(sin^2theta+cos^2theta)+sin^2thetacos^2theta)#

that's

#(1-sin^2thetacos^2theta)/((1+1+sin^2thetacos^2theta)#

or the right side of the given equation