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jasonbr
Jan 28, 2011, 07:07 AM
tan2x=(2tanx)/(1-tan^2x)
Unknown008
Jan 28, 2011, 07:28 AM
Use the compound angle formula for the tan function.
I hope you know it, right?
galactus
Jan 28, 2011, 07:32 AM
tan(2x)=\frac{2tan(x)}{1-tan^{2}(x)}
When proving trig identities, try getting into the habit of converting everything to sin and cos.
\frac{sin(2x)}{cos(2x)}=\frac{\frac{2sin(x)}{cos(x )}}{1-\frac{sin^{2}(x)}{cos^{2}(x)}}
The right side becomes:
\frac{\frac{2sin(x)}{cos(x)}}{\frac{cos^{2}(x)-sin^{2}(x)}{cos^{2}(x)}}
\frac{2sin(x)}{\not{c}\not{o}\not{s} \not{x}} \cdot \frac{cos^{\not{2}^{1}}(x)}{cos^{2}(x)-sin^{2}(x)}
Now, knowing that cos^{2}(x)-sin^{2}(x)=cos(2x)
and sin(2x)=2sin(x)cos(x)
we get:
2sin(x)\cdot\frac{cos(x)}{cos(2x)}
\frac{sin(2x)}{cos(2x)}=tan(2x)
chylathomas
Dec 2, 2011, 08:02 AM
Cos^2x+sin^2x/2sinxcosx
ampomaah
Feb 28, 2012, 10:57 PM
(sin(X))/(tan(X))+(cos(X))/(cot(X))=sin(X)+cos(X)
mollieblake
Apr 11, 2012, 09:00 PM
cos^2x=(1/2)cos2x
ebaines
Apr 12, 2012, 10:47 AM
cos^2x=(1/2)cos2x
Answered here:
https://www.askmehelpdesk.com/mathematics/verify-identity-cos-2x-1-2-cos2x-650298.html
ebaines
Apr 12, 2012, 10:49 AM
(sin(X))/(tan(X))+(cos(X))/(cot(X))=sin(X)+cos(X)
Simply convert the tan(x) and cot(x) functions to their sine and cosine equivalents, and it comes right out.
mackenzielech
Feb 20, 2013, 07:03 PM
cot 2x= cot^2x-1/2cotx
ebaines
Feb 21, 2013, 05:51 AM
cot 2x= cot^2x-1/2cotx
No, the identity is incorrect: cot(2x) \ \ne \ cot^2(x) - \frac 12 cot(x)