Question
$\frac{\cos2\text{A}}{\text{a}^2}-\frac{\cos2\text{B}}{\text{b}^2}=\frac{1}{\text{a}^2}-\frac{1}{\text{b}^2}$

Answer

$\text{LHS}=\frac{\cos2\text{A}}{\text{a}^2}-\frac{\cos2\text{B}}{\text{b}^2}$
$\frac{\sin\text{A}}{\text{a}}=\frac{\sin\text{B}}{\text{b}}=\frac{\sin\text{C}}{\text{c}}=\text{k}$
$=\frac{1-2\sin^2\text{A}}{\text{a}^2}-\frac{1-2\sin^2\text{B}}{\text{b}^2}$
$=\frac{1}{\text{a}^2}-\frac{1}{\text{b}^2}-2\Big(\frac{\sin^2\text{A}}{\text{a}^2}-\frac{\sin^2\text{B}}{\text{b}^2}\Big)$
$=\frac{1}{\text{a}^2}-\frac{1}{\text{b}^2}-2(\text{k}^2-\text{k}^2)$ [Using sine rule]
$=\frac{1}{\text{a}^2}-\frac{1}{\text{b}^2}=\text{RHS}$
Hence Proved

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