I'd really really really reccomend printing out a reference sheet of all the indentities. I have a binder of lots of difference indentities and math notes. This is math, not spelling. Understanding why a formula works is more important then remembering it. Just print out a reference sheet.
]]>First I'd suggest replacing cos(3x) and sin(3x) with cos(2x + x) and sin(2x + x) then use the sum identities. We did this in the previous example. And note the identity tan (2x) = (2 tan x)/(1 - tan^2 (x) ). Also note that tan x = (sin x)/(cos x)
You can do it!
]]>(cos3x-cosx)/(sin3x-sinx)=-tan2x
I tried it but got stuck. Thanks very much for any help!
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