1. Starting with the product to sum formula sinαcosβ=12[sin(α+β)+sin(α−β)], explain how to determine the formula for cosαsinβ.
2. Explain two different methods of calculating cos(195∘)cos(105∘), one of which uses the product to sum. Which method is easier?
3. Explain a situation where we would convert an equation from a sum to a product and give an example.
4. Explain a situation where we would convert an equation from a product to a sum, and give an example.
For the following exercises, rewrite the product as a sum or difference.
5. 16sin(16x)sin(11x)
6. 20cos(36t)cos(6t)
7. 2sin(5x)cos(3x)
8. 10cos(5x)sin(10x)
9. sin(−x)sin(5x)
10. sin(3x)cos(5x)
For the following exercises, rewrite the sum or difference as a product.
11. cos(6t)+cos(4t)
12. sin(3x)+sin(7x)
13. cos(7x)+cos(−7x)
14. sin(3x)−sin(−3x)
15. cos(3x)+cos(9x)
16. sinh−sin(3h)
For the following exercises, evaluate the product for the following using a sum or difference of two functions. Evaluate exactly.
17. cos(45∘)cos(15∘)
18. cos(45∘)sin(15∘)
19. sin(−345∘)sin(−15∘)
20. sin(195∘)cos(15∘)
21. sin(−45∘)sin(−15∘)
For the following exercises, evaluate the product using a sum or difference of two functions. Leave in terms of sine and cosine.
22. cos(23∘)sin(17∘)
23. 2sin(100∘)sin(20∘)
24. 2sin(−100∘)sin(−20∘)
25. sin(213∘)cos(8∘)
26. 2cos(56∘)cos(47∘)
For the following exercises, rewrite the sum as a product of two functions. Leave in terms of sine and cosine.
27. sin(76∘)+sin(14∘)
28. cos(58∘)−cos(12∘)
29. sin(101∘)−sin(32∘)
30. cos(100∘)+cos(200∘)
31. sin(−1∘)+sin(−2∘)
For the following exercises, prove the identity.
32. cos(a+b)cos(a−b)=1−tanatanb1+tanatanb
33. 4sin(3x)cos(4x)=2sin(7x)−2sinx
34. 6cos(8x)sin(2x)sin(−6x)=−3sin(10x)csc(6x)+3
35. sinx+sin(3x)=4sinxcos2x
36. 2(cos3x−cosxsin2x)=cos(3x)+cosx
37. 2tanxcos(3x)=secx(sin(4x)−sin(2x))
38. cos(a+b)+cos(a−b)=2cosacosb
For the following exercises, rewrite the sum as a product of two functions or the product as a sum of two functions. Give your answer in terms of sines and cosines. Then evaluate the final answer numerically, rounded to four decimal places.
39. cos(58∘)+cos(12∘)
40. sin(2∘)−sin(3∘)
41. cos(44∘)−cos(22∘)
42. cos(176∘)sin(9∘)
43. sin(−14∘)sin(85∘)
For the following exercises, algebraically determine whether each of the given expressions is a true identity. If it is not an identity, replace the right-hand side with an expression equivalent to the left side. Verify the results by graphing both expressions on a calculator.
44. 2sin(2x)sin(3x)=cosx−cos(5x)
45. cos(10θ)+cos(6θ)cos(6θ)−cos(10θ)=cot(2θ)cot(8θ)
46. sin(3x)−sin(5x)cos(3x)+cos(5x)=tanx
47. 2cos(2x)cosx+sin(2x)sinx=2sinx
48. sin(2x)+sin(4x)sin(2x)−sin(4x)=−tan(3x)cotx
For the following exercises, simplify the expression to one term, then graph the original function and your simplified version to verify they are identical.
49. sin(9t)−sin(3t)cos(9t)+cos(3t)
50. 2sin(8x)cos(6x)−sin(2x)
51. sin(3x)−sinxsinx
52. cos(5x)+cos(3x)sin(5x)+sin(3x)
53. sinxcos(15x)−cosxsin(15x)
For the following exercises, prove the following sum-to-product formulas.
54. sinx−siny=2sin(x−y2)cos(x+y2)
55. cosx+cosy=2cos(x+y2)cos(x−y2)
For the following exercises, prove the identity.
56. sin(6x)+sin(4x)sin(6x)−sin(4x)=tan(5x)cotx
57. cos(3x)+cosxcos(3x)−cosx=−cot(2x)cotx
58. cos(6y)+cos(8y)sin(6y)−sin(4y)=cotycos(7y)sec(5y)
59. cos(2y)−cos(4y)sin(2y)+sin(4y)=tany
60. sin(10x)−sin(2x)cos(10x)+cos(2x)=tan(4x)
61. cosx−cos(3x)=4sin2xcosx
62. (cos(2x)−cos(4x))2+(sin(4x)+sin(2x))2=4sin2(3x)
63. tan(π4−t)=1−tant1+tant
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