Implicit differentiation featuring trig functions

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How would I solve the following question that is troubling me.

The question is

Find an equation for the tangent line to the graph of $x+\sin(y-2x)=1$ at point $(1,2)$

I did the following using the chain rule

$1+\cos(y-2x)(\frac{dy}{dx})(-2)$

then I simplified to $\frac{dy}{dx}=\frac{2}{cos(y-2x)}$ so I plugged in $x$ and $y $ and got $\cos(0)$ on the denominator which is $1$.

But I am unsure if I did that part correctly my final answer is $y-2=2(x-1)$

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I think what is being suggested is that:

Differentiating $$x+\sin(y-2x)=1$$ by using the chain rule should result in:

$$1 + \cos(y - 2x)\left(\frac{dy}{dx} - 2\right) = 0$$

$$\frac{dy}{dx} = -\frac{-1 + 2\cos(y - 2x)}{\cos(y - 2x)},$$ then evaluate at point $(1,2)$