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Use the identities for (sin A + sin B) and (cos A + cos B) to prove that:

(sin2x + sin2y)/(cos2x + cos2y) = tan(x + y)

2007-12-03 10:06:34 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics Mathematics

A notice to the pretentious, smug idiot, who assumed that this is a real exam where I somehow have access to a computer, despite it being nearly midnight (I don't understand how it's actually possible to believe something as patently false as this), and choosing instead to hurl petty ego boosting insults:

This is a practice exam that you do for homework (if you hadn't already worked that out by now). Pretty much every question on here is homework help. I have tried many times to answer this question but simply cannot do it. So I ask you for help.

2007-12-03 10:21:43 · update #1

2 answers

The identities are:

(sinA + sinB) = 2sin((A + B)/2)cos((A - B)/2)
(cosA + cosB) = 2cos((A + B)/2)cos((A - B)/2)

Therefore,

(sin2x + sin2y) = 2sin(x + y)cos(x - y)
(cos2x + cos2y) = 2cos(x + y)cos(x - y)

(sin2x + sin2y) / (cos2x + cos2y) = 2sin(x + y)cos(x - y) / 2cos(x + y)cos(x - y) = sin(x + y) / cos(x + y) = tan(x + y), QED

2007-12-05 07:04:42 · answer #1 · answered by DavidK93 7 · 0 0

The fact that you're relying on strangers to answer an exam question, be they right or convincing or not on both counts, is appalling.
The fact that you're too lazy to figure it out is sad.
The fact that you're so willing to cheat is disgusting.

2007-12-03 10:11:41 · answer #2 · answered by Chris S 2 · 0 2

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