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Miscellaneous Exercise 3 (II) · Q95

Q.Prove the following: sin⁡5x−2sin⁡3x+sin⁡xcos⁡5x−cos⁡x=tan⁡x\dfrac{\sin5x-2\sin3x+\sin x}{\cos5x-\cos x}=\tan x

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Step 1: Numerator: sin⁡5x+sin⁡x=2sin⁡3xcos⁡2x\sin5x+\sin x=2\sin3x\cos2x, so sin⁡5x−2sin⁡3x+sin⁡x=2sin⁡3xcos⁡2x−2sin⁡3x=2sin⁡3x(cos⁡2x−1)=−2sin⁡3x(1−cos⁡2x)\sin5x-2\sin3x+\sin x=2\sin3x\cos2x-2\sin3x=2\sin3x(\cos2x-1)=-2\sin3x(1-\cos2x).

Step 2: 1−cos⁡2x=2sin⁡2x1-\cos2x=2\sin^2x, so numerator =−2sin⁡3x(2sin⁡2x)=−4sin⁡3xsin⁡2x=-2\sin3x(2\sin^2x)=-4\sin3x\sin^2x.

Step 3: Denominator: cos⁡5x−cos⁡x=−2sin⁡3xsin⁡2x\cos5x-\cos x=-2\sin3x\sin2x. …

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