Let \(c = \cos \theta\) and \(s = \sin \theta\). The left-hand side (LHS) is:
\(\frac{1 + c}{1 - c} - \frac{1 - c}{1 + c} = \frac{(1 + c)^2 - (1 - c)^2}{(1 - c)(1 + c)}\)
Expanding the numerator:
\((1 + c)^2 = 1 + 2c + c^2\)
\((1 - c)^2 = 1 - 2c + c^2\)
Thus,
\((1 + c)^2 - (1 - c)^2 = 1 + 2c + c^2 - (1 - 2c + c^2) = 4c\)
The denominator is:
\((1 - c)(1 + c) = 1 - c^2\)
So,
\(\frac{4c}{1 - c^2}\)
Since \(1 - c^2 = s^2\), we have:
\(\frac{4c}{s^2}\)
Using \(\tan \theta = \frac{s}{c}\), we get:
\(\frac{4}{s \cdot \frac{s}{c}} = \frac{4}{s^2/c} = \frac{4c}{s^2}\)
Thus, the identity is proven as \(\frac{4}{s \cdot \frac{s}{c}} = \frac{4}{s \tan \theta}\).