Question #3ea95 Trigonometry Trigonometric Identities and Equations Proving Identities 1 Answer P dilip_k Jan 1, 2017 LHS=(2asinycosy)2+a2(cos2y−sin2y)2 =(asin2y)2+a2(cos2y)2 =a2sin22y+a2cos22y =a2(sin22y+cos22y)=a2×1=a2=RHS verified Answer link Related questions What does it mean to prove a trigonometric identity? How do you prove cscθ×tanθ=secθ? How do you prove (1−cos2x)(1+cot2x)=1? How do you show that 2sinxcosx=sin2x? is true for 5π6? How do you prove that secxcotx=cscx? How do you prove that cos2x(1+tan2x)=1? How do you prove that 2sinxsecx(cos4x−sin4x)=tan2x? How do you verify the identity: −cotx=sin3x+sinxcos3x−cosx? How do you prove that tanx+cosx1+sinx=secx? How do you prove the identity sinx−cosxsinx+cosx=2sin2x−11+2sinxcosx? See all questions in Proving Identities Impact of this question 988 views around the world You can reuse this answer Creative Commons License