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How do you simplify the expression 1+tan2x?


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Simplifying 1+tan2x:

We know that tan x=sin xcos x.

Thus, on substituting tan x=sin xcos x in 1+tan2x, we get:

1+tan2x=1+sin2xcos2x =cos2x+sin2xcos2x =1cos2x cos2x+sin2x=1 =sec2x 1cos x=sec x

Therefore, 1+tan2x=sec2x.


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