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sally aa
Jul 13, 2012, 12:24 AM
proof that left side = right side

Unknown008
Jul 13, 2012, 02:31 AM
First thing to notice is that the left side has double angles whereas the right hasn't. So, you can start by breaking the right side down to single angles.

sally aa
Jul 13, 2012, 12:40 PM
Well I try and I couldn't solve it
I try both sides and I couldn't get the right answer

Unknown008
Jul 13, 2012, 12:41 PM
Could you post what you tried?

sally aa
Jul 13, 2012, 12:51 PM
(sin2x)^2/1-cos2x=(2sinxcosx)(2sinxcosx)/1-(1-2(sinx)^2)

sally aa
Jul 13, 2012, 12:53 PM
I try this side and on the half way I stopped

Unknown008
Jul 13, 2012, 12:56 PM
(sin2x)^2/1-cos2x=(2sinxcosx)(2sinxcosx)/1-(1-(sinx)^2)

Remember that: \cos(2x) = 1 - 2\sin^2(x)

sally aa
Jul 13, 2012, 01:00 PM
2(sinx)^2 =2sin^2(x) yes I know

Unknown008
Jul 13, 2012, 01:01 PM
Okay, now expand the denominator. What do you get?

sally aa
Jul 13, 2012, 01:06 PM
(2sinxcosx)(2sinxcosx)/1-1+2sin^2(x)
=(2sinxcosx)(2sinxcosx)/2sin^2(x)

Unknown008
Jul 13, 2012, 01:07 PM
Good. Now what can you cross out?

sally aa
Jul 13, 2012, 01:11 PM
(2sinxcosx)(2sinxcosx)=2sin^2(x) the 2sin^2(x) with 2sin(x) ?

sally aa
Jul 13, 2012, 01:14 PM
(4sinxcosx)/2sin^2(x) =2cos(x)/sin(x) that's what I get

Unknown008
Jul 13, 2012, 01:14 PM
(2sinxcosx)(2sinxcosx)=2sin^2(x) the 2sin^2(x) with 2sin(x) ?

I don't understand what you mean here...

\LARGE{\frac{(2\sin(x)\cos(x))(2\sin(x)\cos(x))}{2 \sin^2(x)} = \frac{(2\sin(x)\cos(x))(2\sin(x)\cos(x))}{2\sin(x) \sin(x)}}

Unknown008
Jul 13, 2012, 01:15 PM
(4sinxcosx)/2sin^2(x) =2cos(x)/sin(x) thats what I get

The bolded part is wrong.

sally aa
Jul 13, 2012, 01:19 PM
What do u mean ?

Unknown008
Jul 13, 2012, 01:20 PM
I mean:

\Large{(2\sin(x)\cos(x))(2\sin(x)\cos(x))\ \not{=}\ 4\sin(x)\cos(x)}

sally aa
Jul 13, 2012, 01:23 PM
sorry its 4sin^2(x)cos^2(x)

Unknown008
Jul 13, 2012, 01:24 PM
Okay, so now you have:

\LARGE{\frac{4\sin^2(x)\cos^2(x)}{2\sin^2(x)}}

What can you simplify?

sally aa
Jul 13, 2012, 01:26 PM
4sin^2(x)cos^2(x)/2sin^2(x) then if I canceled the 4sin^2(x) with 2 sin^2(x) we end up with 2 cos^2(x) is this right ?

Unknown008
Jul 13, 2012, 01:27 PM
If you ended up with your proof, then sure! :D

sally aa
Jul 13, 2012, 01:28 PM
Thank you :)

Unknown008
Jul 13, 2012, 01:31 PM
It wasn't that difficult, was it? ;)

sally aa
Jul 13, 2012, 01:38 PM
no it wasn't
but I thought that we can not cancel because we have 4sin^2(x) cos^2(x) and on the denominator we have 2 sin^2(x) we miss the cos^2(x) that's why I was stuck with this problem