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It means the ratio of the opposite angle to the hypotenuse of a triangle for angle "x". This is for a right triangle.

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Solution for tan x is equal to cos x?

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Is sin 2x equals 2 sin x cos x an identity?

YES!!!! Sin(2x) = Sin(x+x') Sin(x+x') = SinxCosx' + CosxSinx' I have put a 'dash' on an 'x' only to show its position in the identity. Both x & x' carry the same value. Hence SinxCosx' + CosxSinx' = Sinx Cos x + Sinx'Cosx => 2SinxCosx


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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?

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How do you solve sin 2x equals sin x over 2?

they do have calculators for these questions you knowsin 2x = (sin x)/22 sin x cos x - (1/2)sin x = 02 sin x(cos x - 1/4) = 02 sin x = 0 or cos x - 1/4 = 0sin x = 0 or cos x = 1/4in the interval [0, 360)sin x = 0, when x = 0, 180cos x = 1/4, when x = 75.52, 284.48Check: