Question #82719

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May 23, 2016

We will use the following identities:

  • #sin(alpha + beta) = sin(alpha)cos(beta)+cos(alpha)sin(beta)#
  • #sin(2x) = 2sin(x)cos(x)#
  • #cos(2x) = 2cos^2(x)-1#

With those, we have

#sin(3x) = sin(x + 2x)#

#=sin(x)cos(2x)+cos(x)sin(2x)#

#=sin(x)(2cos^2(x)-1)+cos(x)(2sin(x)cos(x))#

#=2cos^2(x)sin(x)-sin(x)+2cos^2(x)sin(x)#

#=4cos^2(x)sin(x)-sin(x)#