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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.
How do you confirm this trig identity?
sin^5 2x = 1/8 sin2x (cos(8x) - 4 cos(4x)+3)
Cot 70 plus 4cos70 equals?
cot 70 + 4 cos 70 = cos 70 / sin 70 + 4 cos 70 = cos 70 (1/sin 70 + 4) = cos 70 (csc 70 + 4) Numerical answer varies, depending on whether 70 is in degrees, radians, or grads.
Show that cos3t equals 4cos cubed t - 3cos t?
cos(3t) = cos(2t + t) = cos(2t)*cos(t) - sin(2t)*sin(t) = [cos2(t) - sin2(t)]*cos(t) - 2*cos(t)*sin(t)*sin(t) = [cos2(t) - sin2(t)]*cos(t) - 2*cos(t)*sin2(t) then, since sin2(t) = 1 - cos2(t) = [2*cos2(t) - 1]*cos(t) - 2*cos(t)*[1 - cos2(t)] = 2*cos3(t) - cos(t) - 2*cos(t) + 2*cos3(t) = 4*cos3(t) - 3*cos(t)
How do you express cosine in terms of cotangent?
cos(x)=sin(x-tau/4) tan(x)=sin(x)/cos(x) sin(x)=tan(x)*cos(x) cos(x)=tan(x-tau/4)*cos(x-tau/4) you can see that we have some circular reasoning going on, so the best we can do is express it as a combination of sines and cotangents: cos(x)=1/cot(x-tau/4)*sin(x-tau/2) tau=2*pi
