We'll use properties of proportions to prove the
identity.
First, we'll use componendo
property:
`a/b = c/d =gt (a+b)/b =
(c+d)/d`
`(1+sinA+cosA)/cosA =
(sinA-cosA+1+sinA+cosA-1)/(sinA+cosA-1)`
We'll reduce like
terms from the numerator from the right side:
`(1 + sinA +
cosA)/cosA= (2sinA)/(sinA + cosA - 1)`
Now, we'll cross
multiply:
(sinA+cosA + 1)(sinA + cosA - 1) =
2sinAcosA
We notice that the product from the left side
returns a difference of two squares, while, to the right side, we've get a double angle
identity:
`(sinA + cos A)^2 - 1 = sin
2A`
We'll expand the
binomial:
`sin^2 A + 2sinAcosA + cos^2A - 1 = sin
2A`
But, from Pythagorean identity, we'll get `sin^2A +
cos^2A = 1` .
1 + sin2A - 1 =
sin2A
We'll eliminate like terms from the left
side:
sin2A =
sin2A
We notice that we've get the
same double angle identity both sides, therefore, the given expression represents an
identity.
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