Questions
Question 1
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State the sine addition formula for \(\sin(A+B)\).
Question 2
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State the cosine addition formula for \(\cos(A+B)\).
Question 3
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Use an addition formula to expand \(\sin(x+\frac\pi6)\).
Question 4
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Use a difference formula to expand \(\cos(x-\frac\pi3)\).
Question 5
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Use exact values to find \(\sin\left(\frac\pi4+\frac\pi6\right)\).
Question 6
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Use exact values to find \(\cos\left(\frac\pi4+\frac\pi6\right)\).
Question 7
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Derive the double-angle formula for \(\sin(2A)\) from the sine addition formula.
Question 8
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Use a double-angle formula to find \(\sin(2x)\) if \(\sin x=\frac35\) and \(\cos x=\frac45\).
Question 9
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Use the tangent addition formula to simplify \(\tan(A+B)\) when \(\tan A=2\) and \(\tan B=\frac13\).
Question 10
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Use the cosine double-angle formula to find \(\cos(2x)\) if \(\cos x=\frac{5}{13}\) and \(\sin x=\frac{12}{13}\).
Question 11
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Show that \(\cos(2A)=2\cos^2A-1\).
Question 12
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Show that \(\cos(2A)=1-2\sin^2A\).
Question 13
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Find \(\tan(2x)\) if \(\tan x=\frac12\).
Question 14
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Find \(\cos\left(\frac\pi{12}\right)\) by writing \(\frac\pi{12}=\frac\pi4-\frac\pi6\).
Question 15
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Use a half-angle formula to find \(\sin\left(\frac\pi8\right)\).
Question 16
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For which values of \(A\) is the formula \(\tan(2A)=\frac{2\tan A}{1-\tanan^2A}\) undefined because of its denominator?
Question 17
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A student writes \(\cos(A+B)=\cos A\cos B+\sin A\sin B\). Diagnose the mistake using \(A=B=\frac\pi4\).
Question 18
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Prove the identity \(\sin(A+B)+\sin(A-B)=2\sin A\cos B\).
Question 19
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Prove the identity \(\cos(A-B)-\cos(A+B)=2\sin A\sin B\).
Question 20
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The displacement of a simple oscillator is \(x(t)=R\cos(\omega t+\phi)\). Expand it into a sum involving \(\cos(\omega t)\) and \(\sin(\omega t)\), and identify the coefficients.