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Exercise 11.5 · Q10

Q.cos⁡3xcos⁡2x\cos 3x\cos 2x

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A product of two cosines of different arguments is a textbook case for the product-to-sum identity.

Step 1. Apply the identity. cos⁡3xcos⁡2x=12[cos⁡(3x−2x)+cos⁡(3x+2x)]=12[cos⁡x+cos⁡5x]\cos3x\cos2x=\dfrac12[\cos(3x-2x)+\cos(3x+2x)]=\dfrac12[\cos x+\cos5x].

Step 2. Integrate term by term. ∫12cos⁡x dx=sin⁡x2\displaystyle\int\dfrac12\cos x\,dx=\dfrac{\sin x}2, ∫12cos⁡5x dx=sin⁡5x10\displaystyle\int\dfrac12\cos5x\,dx=\dfrac{\sin5x}{10}. …

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