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Q.Prove that: (sin x + sin 2x + sin 3x) / (cos x + cos 2x + cos 3x) = tan 2x

Haryana BsehBoard of School Education Haryana (Senior Secondary Part-I / Class 11) 2021Subjective· 2mImportance★★★★★
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Pairing the 1st and 3rd terms via sum-to-product reveals a common factor (2cos⁡x+1)(2\cos x+1) that cancels top and bottom, leaving tan⁡2x\tan 2x.

LHS =sin⁡x+sin⁡2x+sin⁡3xcos⁡x+cos⁡2x+cos⁡3x= \dfrac{\sin x+\sin 2x+\sin 3x}{\cos x+\cos 2x+\cos 3x}

Group the outer terms using sum-to-product:

sin⁡x+sin⁡3x=2sin⁡2xcos⁡x\sin x + \sin 3x = 2\sin 2x\cos x

cos⁡x+cos⁡3x=2cos⁡2xcos⁡x\cos x + \cos 3x = 2\cos 2x\cos x

So:

Numerator=2sin⁡2xcos⁡x+sin⁡2x=sin⁡2x(2cos⁡x+1)\text{Numerator} = 2\sin 2x\cos x + \sin 2x = \sin 2x(2\cos x + 1)

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