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cos 2x = cos2 x - sin2 x

= 2 cos2 x - 1; whence,

cos 2x / cos x = 2 cos x - (1 / cos x)

= 2 cos x - sec x.

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What equals 1 - cos squared x divided by cos squared x?

tan^2(x) Proof: cos^2(x)+sin^2(x)=1 (Modified Pythagorean theorem) sin^2(x)=1-cos^2(x) (Property of subtraction) cos^2(x)-1/cos^2(x)=? sin^2(x)/cos^2(x)=? (Property of substitution) sin(x)/cos(x) * sin(x)/cos(x) = tan(x) * tan(x) (Definition of tanget) = tan^2(x)


Find the derivative of y x2 sin x 2xcos x - 2sin x?

y = (x^2)(sin x)(2x)(cos x) - 2sin xy' = [[(x^2)(sin x)][(2x)(cos x)]]' - (2sin x)'y' = [[(x^2)(sin x)]'[(2x)(cos x)] + [(2x)(cos x)]'[(x^2)(sin x)]]- (2sin x)'y' = [[(x^2)'(sin x) + (sin x)'(x^2)][(2x)(cos x)] + [(2x)'(cos x) + (cos x)'(2x)][(x^2)(sin x)] ] - 2(cos x)y' = [[(2x)(sin x )+ (cos x)(x^2)][(2x)(cos x)] + [2cos x - (sin x)(2x)][(x^2)(sin x)]] - 2(cos x)y' = (4x^2)(sin x cos x) + (2x^3)(cos x)^2 + (2x^2)(sin x cos x) - (2x^3)(sin x)^2 - 2cos xy' = (6x^2)(sin x cos x) + (2x^3)(cos x)^2 - (2x^3)(sin x)^2 - 2cos x (if you want, you can stop here, or you can continue)y' = (3x^2)(2sin x cos x) + (2x^3)[(cos x)^2 - (sin x)^2] - 2cos xy' = (3x^2)(sin 2x) + (2x^3)(cos 2x) - 2 cos xy' = (2x^3)(cos 2x) + (3x^2)(sin 2x) - 2 cos x


What is (1 plus cos x)(1- cos x)?

(1+cosx)(1-cosx)= 1 +cosx - cosx -cos^2x (where ^2 means squared) = 1-cos^2x = sin^2x (sin squared x)


How do you solve the following identity sec x - cos x equals sin x tan x?

sec x - cos x = (sin x)(tan x) 1/cos x - cos x = Cofunction Identity, sec x = 1/cos x. (1-cos^2 x)/cos x = Subtract the fractions. (sin^2 x)/cos x = Pythagorean Identity, 1-cos^2 x = sin^2 x. sin x (sin x)/(cos x) = Factor out sin x. (sin x)(tan x) = (sin x)(tan x) Cofunction Identity, (sin x)/(cos x) = tan x.


What is integral tan3x sec2x?

-(4*log(2*cos(4*x)-4*cos(2*x)+3)-3*log(2*cos(4*x)+2)-2*log(2*cos(2*x)+2))/12

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How do you solve sinx divided by 1 plus cosx plus cosx divided by sinx?

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How do you show that 2 sin squared x minus 1 divided by sin x minus cos x equals sin x plus cos x?

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What equals 1 - cos squared x divided by cos squared x?

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How do you prove that 2 sin 3x divided by sin x plus 2 cos 3x divided by cos x equals 8 cos 2x?

You need to know the trigonometric formulae for sin and cos of compound angles. sin(x+y) = sin(x)*cos(y)+cos(x)*sin(y) and cos(x+y) = cos(x)*cos(y) - sin(x)*sin(y) Using these, y = x implies that sin(2x) = sin(x+x) = 2*sin(x)cos(x) and cos(2x) = cos(x+x) = cos^2(x) - sin^2(x) Next, the triple angle formulae are: sin(3x) = sin(2x + x) = 3*sin(x) - 4*sin^3(x) and cos(3x) = 4*cos^3(x) - 3*cos(x) Then the left hand side = 2*[3*sin(x) - 4*sin^3(x)]/sin(x) + 2*[4*cos^3(x) - 3*cos(x)]/cos(x) = 6 - 8*sin^2(x) + 8cos^2(x) - 6 = 8*[cos^2(x) - sin^2(x)] = 8*cos(2x) = right hand side.


Sin x divided by 1 minus cos x equals csc plus cot x?

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What is cos x2?

cos(x^2)=cos(x times x)


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(sin x + cos x) / cosx = sin x / cos x + cosx / cos x = tan x + 1


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Sine cubed plus cosine cubed divided by sine plus cosine?

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Find the derivative of y x2 sin x 2xcos x - 2sin x?

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