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cosθ/1+sinθ + cosθ/1-sinθ =2 secθ

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$\frac{cos(x)}{1+sin(x)}+\frac{cos(x)}{1-sin(x)}=2sec(x)$

Like when adding any fraction, get the denominators the same.

$\frac{(1-sin(x))cos(x)}{(1-sin(x))(1+sin(x))}+\frac{cos(x)(1+sin(x))}{(1-sin(x))(1+sin(x))}$

$\frac{(1-sin(x))cos(x)+cos(x)(1+sin(x))}{(1-sin(x))(1+sin(x))}$

Notice the denominator is the factored form of the difference of two squares, and the numerator simplifies to 2cos(x):

$\frac{2cos(x)}{1-sin^{2}(x)}$

$\frac{2cos(x)}{cos^{2}(x)}$

$\frac{2}{cos(x)}$

$2sec(x)$

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Thank you so much GALACTUS!

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Anyway, I was wrong. I should put it how to prove that. :/ thank you so much for responding!

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