Prove the identity sin3xsinxcosx4cosxsecxSolutionsin3xsinx c
Prove the identity:
(sin(3x))/(sin(x)cos(x))=4cos(x)-sec(x)
Solution
sin3x/sinx cos x
sin3x=3sinx -4sin3x
(3sinx -4sin3x)/(sinx cos x)
3sinx/(sinx cosx) -4sin3x/sinx cos x
3/cosx -4(1-cos2x)/cosx
(3-4+4cos2x)/cosx= (4cos2x-1)/cosx = 4cos2x/cos x -1/cosx
=4cosx -sec x
