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Prove that sin5x-2sin3x+sinx/cos5x-cosx=tanx

sin5x + sinx = 2sin3xcos2x
cos5x - cosx = -2sin3xsin2x.
  sin5x-2sin3x+sinx/cos5x-cosx = 2sin3x(cos2x-1)/ - 2sin3xsin2x
= (1- cos2x)/sin2x
= 2(sinx)2/ 2sinxcosx
=sinx/cosx
=tanx.


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