More Related Content More from Mark Ryder (20) Unit 5.42. What you’ll learn about
Double-Angle Identities
Power-Reducing Identities
Half-Angle Identities
Solving Trigonometric Equations
… and why
These identities are useful in calculus courses.
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3. Double Angle Identities
sin2u 2sinu cosu
cos2u
cos2 u sin2 u
2cos2 u 1
1 2sin2 u
tan2u
2 tanu
1 tan2 u
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4. Proving a Double-Angle Identity
cos2x cos(x x)
cos x cos x - sin x sin x
cos2 x sin2 x
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6. Example Reducing a Power of 4
Rewrite sin4 x in terms of trigonometric functions with
no power greater than 1.
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7. Example Reducing a Power of 4
sin4 x sin2 x2
1 cos2x
2
2
1 2cos2x cos2 2x
4
1
4
cos2x
2
1
4
1 cos 4x
2
1
4
cos2x
2
1 cos 4x
8
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8. Half-Angle Identities
sin
u
2
1 cosu
2
cos
u
2
1 cosu
2
tan
u
2
1 cosu
1 cosu
1 cosu
sinu
sinu
1 cosu
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9. Example Using a Double Angle
Identity
Solve cos x cos3x 0 in the interval [0,2 ).
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10. Example Using a Double Angle
Identity
Solve cos x cos3x 0 in the interval [0,2 ).
Solve Graphically
The graph suggest that
there are six solutions:
0.79, 1.57, 2.36,
3.93, 4.71, 5.50.
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11. Example Using a Double Angle
Identity
Solve cos x cos3x 0 in the interval [0,2 ).
Confirm Algebraically
cos x cos3x 0
cos x cos x cos2x sin xsin2x 0
cos x cos x1 2sin2 x sin x2sin x cos x 0
cos x cos x 2cos x sin2 x 2cos x sin2 x 0
2cos x 4 cos x sin2 x 0
2cos x 1 2sin2 x 0
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12. Example Using a Double Angle
Identity
2cos x1 2sin2 x 0
cos x 0 or 1 2sin2 x 0
x
2
or
3
2
or sin x
2
2
x
2
or
3
2
or x
4
,
3
4
,
5
4
, or
7
4
The six exact solutions in the given interval are
3
5
3
7
,
,
,
,
, and
.
4
2
4
4
2
4
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13. Quick Review
Find the general solution of the equation.
1. cot x 1 0
2. (sin x)(1 cos x) 0
3. cos x sin x 0
4. 2sin x 22sin x 1 0
5. Find the height of the isosceles triangle with
base length 6 and leg length 4.
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14. Quick Review Solutions
Find the general solution of the equation.
1. cot x 1 0 x
3
4
n
2. (sin x)(1 cos x) 0 x n
3. cos x sin x 0 x
4
n
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15. Quick Review Solutions
Find the general solution of the equation.
4. 2sin x 22sin x 1 0
x
5
4
2 n, x
7
4
2 n,
x
6
2 n, x
5
6
2 n
5. Find the height of the isosceles triangle with
base length 6 and leg length 4. 7
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