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bayley86
Jan 7, 2010, 02:33 PM
use trigonometric and hyperbolic identities to solve and simplify the following:
4sin^2 theta +5cos theta =5
3tan^2 theta+5=7sec theta
prove that cosh^2x-sinh^2x=1
prove that sinh2x=2sinhxcoshx
any help with this would be much appreciated
thanks
Andy
galactus
Jan 7, 2010, 02:40 PM
prove that cosh^2x-sinh^2x=1
They can be expressed in terms of e. This stuff should be in your calc book. Just use them.
cosh(x)=\frac{e^{x}+e^{-x}}{2}
sinh(x)=\frac{e^{x}-e^{-x}}{2}
Now, apply these identites and do the algebra. You should get 1.
galactus
Jan 7, 2010, 02:50 PM
4sin^2 theta +5cos theta =5
Let's use an identity and try a substitution, then turn it into a quadratic.
4sin^{2}(t)+5cos(t)=5
4(1-cos^{2}(t))+5cos(t)=5
4-4cos^{2}(t)+5cos(t)=5
-4cos^{2}(t)+5cos(t)-1=0
Now, let u=cos(t)
-4u^{2}+5u-1=0
Solve the quadratic and resub.
Unknown008
Jan 7, 2010, 09:15 PM
Please, do not double post your questions.
https://www.askmehelpdesk.com/math-sciences/trigonometric-hyperbolic-identities-432694.html