I think you wrote the problem down
wrong.
cos(2x) - 2 sin(x)sin(3x) =
cos(4x)
First use the cos addition and subtraction
formulas
cos(a+b) = cos(a)cos(b) -
sin(a)sin(b)
cos(a-b) = cos(a)cos(b) +
sin(a)sin(b)
Subtract cos(a-b) from cos(a+b) and the
cos(a)cos(b) term disappears.
cos(a+b) - cos(a-b) =
-2sin(a)sin(b)
For our problem set a = 3x, b =
x
cos(3x + x) - cos(3x - x) =
-2sin(3x)sin(x)
cos(4x) - cos(2x) = -2 sin(x)
sin(3x)
cos(4x) = cos(2x) - 2 sin(x)
sin(3x)
If you use pi/4 you
get
cos(4pi/4) = cos(2pi/4) - 2 sin(pi/4)
sin(3pi/4)
cos(pi) = -1, cos(pi/2) = 0, sin(pi/4) =
sqrt(2)/2 and sin(3pi/4) = sqrt(2)/2
so -1 = 0 -
2(sqrt(2)/2)(sqrt(2)/2)
-1 = -
2(2/4)
-1 = -1 checks....
Does
not work with your formula....
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