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3.Trigonometrical Ratios, Functions and Identities
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$2\cos x - \cos 3x - \cos 5x = $
A
$16{\cos ^3}x{\sin ^2}x$
B
$16{\sin ^3}x{\cos ^2}x$
C
$4{\cos ^3}x{\sin ^2}x$
D
$4{\sin ^3}x{\cos ^2}x$
Solution
(a) $2\,\cos x – \cos \,3x – \cos \,5x = 2\cos x(1 – \cos 4x)$
$ = 2\cos x\,2{\sin ^2}2x$$ = 4\,\cos x\,{\sin ^2}\,2x $
$= 16\,{\sin ^2}x\,{\cos ^3}x$.
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