Advertisements
Advertisements
Question
Prove that: `(cos x - cosy)^2 + (sin x - sin y)^2 = 4 sin^2 (x - y)/2`
Advertisements
Solution
L.H.S. = (cos x – cos y)2 + (sin x – sin y)2
= `( -2sin (x + y)/2 sin (x - y)/2)^2 + (2cos (x + y)/2 sin (x - y)/2)^2`
= `4sin^2 (x +y)/2 sin^2 (x - y)/2 + 4cos^2 (x +y)/2 sin^2 (x - y)/2`
= `4sin^2 (x -y) [ sin^2 (x + y)/2 + cos^2 (x +y)/2]`
= `4sin^2 (x - y)/2` `[∵ sin^2 (x + y)/2 + cos^2 (x +y)/2 = 1]`
= R.H.S.
APPEARS IN
RELATED QUESTIONS
Prove the following: `cos (pi/4 xx x) cos (pi/4 - y) - sin (pi/4 - x)sin (pi/4 - y) = sin (x + y)`
Prove the following:
`cos ((3pi)/4 + x) - cos((3pi)/4 - x) = -sqrt2 sin x`
Prove the following:
sin2 6x – sin2 4x = sin 2x sin 10x
Prove the following:
cot 4x (sin 5x + sin 3x) = cot x (sin 5x – sin 3x)
Prove the following:
`(cos9x - cos5x)/(sin17x - sin 3x) = - (sin2x)/(cos 10x)`
Prove the following:
`(sin x + sin 3x)/(cos x + cos 3x) = tan 2x`
Prove the following:
`(cos 4x + cos 3x + cos 2x)/(sin 4x + sin 3x + sin 2x) = cot 3x`
Prove the following:
cos 6x = 32 cos6 x – 48 cos4 x + 18 cos2 x – 1
Prove that: sin x + sin 3x + sin 5x + sin 7x = 4 cos x cos 2x sin 4x
If \[\sin A = \frac{3}{5}, \cos B = - \frac{12}{13}\], where A and B both lie in second quadrant, find the value of sin (A + B).
If \[\tan A = \frac{3}{4}, \cos B = \frac{9}{41}\], where π < A < \[\frac{3\pi}{2}\] and 0 < B <\[\frac{\pi}{2}\], find tan (A + B).
Evaluate the following:
sin 36° cos 9° + cos 36° sin 9°
If \[\cos A = - \frac{12}{13}\text{ and }\cot B = \frac{24}{7}\], where A lies in the second quadrant and B in the third quadrant, find the values of the following:
cos (A + B)
Prove that
Prove that
Prove that:
sin2 (n + 1) A − sin2 nA = sin (2n + 1) A sin A.
Prove that:
tan 13x − tan 9x − tan 4x = tan 13x tan 9x tan 4x
If α + β − γ = π and sin2 α +sin2 β − sin2 γ = λ sin α sin β cos γ, then write the value of λ.
If x cos θ = y cos \[\left( \theta + \frac{2\pi}{3} \right) = z \cos \left( \theta + \frac{4\pi}{3} \right)\]then write the value of \[\frac{1}{x} + \frac{1}{y} + \frac{1}{z}\]
If 12 sin x − 9sin2 x attains its maximum value at x = α, then write the value of sin α.
If A + B = C, then write the value of tan A tan B tan C.
tan 20° + tan 40° + \[\sqrt{3}\] tan 20° tan 40° is equal to
If A + B + C = π, then \[\frac{\tan A + \tan B + \tan C}{\tan A \tan B \tan C}\] is equal to
If cot (α + β) = 0, sin (α + 2β) is equal to
If \[\tan\alpha = \frac{x}{x + 1}\] and \[\tan\alpha = \frac{x}{x + 1}\], then \[\alpha + \beta\] is equal to
Express the following as the sum or difference of sines and cosines:
2 cos 3x sin 2xa
Show that 2 sin2β + 4 cos (α + β) sin α sin β + cos 2(α + β) = cos 2α
If `(sin(x + y))/(sin(x - y)) = (a + b)/(a - b)`, then show that `tanx/tany = a/b` [Hint: Use Componendo and Dividendo].
If cotθ + tanθ = 2cosecθ, then find the general value of θ.
Find the general solution of the equation `(sqrt(3) - 1) costheta + (sqrt(3) + 1) sin theta` = 2
[Hint: Put `sqrt(3) - 1` = r sinα, `sqrt(3) + 1` = r cosα which gives tanα = `tan(pi/4 - pi/6)` α = `pi/12`]
The value of tan 75° - cot 75° is equal to ______.
If tanA = `1/2`, tanB = `1/3`, then tan(2A + B) is equal to ______.
If sinθ + cosθ = 1, then the value of sin2θ is equal to ______.
If α + β = `pi/4`, then the value of (1 + tan α)(1 + tan β) is ______.
If sinx + cosx = a, then sin6x + cos6x = ______.
The maximum distance of a point on the graph of the function y = `sqrt(3)` sinx + cosx from x-axis is ______.
In the following match each item given under the column C1 to its correct answer given under the column C2:
| Column A | Column B |
| (a) sin(x + y) sin(x – y) | (i) cos2x – sin2y |
| (b) cos (x + y) cos (x – y) | (ii) `(1 - tan theta)/(1 + tan theta)` |
| (c) `cot(pi/4 + theta)` | (iii) `(1 + tan theta)/(1 - tan theta)` |
| (d) `tan(pi/4 + theta)` | (iv) sin2x – sin2y |
