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Exercise 3.3 · Q59

Q.Prove the following: 4cos⁡xcos⁡(x+π3)cos⁡(x−π3)=cos⁡3x4\cos x\cos\left(x+\dfrac{\pi}{3}\right)\cos\left(x-\dfrac{\pi}{3}\right)=\cos3x

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Step 1: cos⁡(x+π3)cos⁡(x−π3)=cos⁡2x−sin⁡2π3=cos⁡2x−34\cos\left(x+\dfrac{\pi}{3}\right)\cos\left(x-\dfrac{\pi}{3}\right)=\cos^2x-\sin^2\dfrac{\pi}{3}=\cos^2x-\dfrac{3}{4} (using cos⁡(X+Y)cos⁡(X−Y)=cos⁡2X−sin⁡2Y\cos(X+Y)\cos(X-Y)=\cos^2X-\sin^2Y).

Step 2: So LHS =4cos⁡x(cos⁡2x−34)=4cos⁡3x−3cos⁡x=4\cos x\left(\cos^2x-\dfrac{3}{4}\right)=4\cos^3x-3\cos x. …

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