Inactive Tutor answered 04/04/13
cosθ = 1-2sin2(θ/2), double angle identity since θ = 2(θ/2).
Solve for sin2(θ/2),
sin2(θ/2) = (1/2)(1-cosθ)
Take reciprocal on both sides,
csc2(θ/2) = 2/(1-cosθ)
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Attn: You had a typo in the LHS. It should be csc^2(theta/2).