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3.Trigonometrical Ratios, Functions and Identities
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Prove that $\cot 4 x(\sin 5 x+\sin 3 x)=\cot x(\sin 5 x-\sin 3 x)$
Option A
Option B
Option C
Option D
Solution
$L.H.S$ $=\cot 4 x(\sin 5 x+\sin 3 x)$
$=\frac{\cot 4 x}{\sin 4 x}\left[2 \sin \left(\frac{5 x+3 x}{2}\right) \cos \left(\frac{5 x-3 x}{2}\right)\right]$
$\left[\because \sin A+\sin B=2 \sin \left(\frac{A+B}{2}\right) \cos \left(\frac{A-B}{2}\right)\right]$
$=\left(\frac{\cos 4 x}{\sin 4 x}\right)[2 \sin 4 x \cos x]$
$=2 \cos 4 x \cos x$
$R.H.S.$ $=\cot x(\sin 5 x-\sin 3 x)$
$=\frac{\cos x}{\sin x}\left[2 \cos \left(\frac{5 x+3 x}{2}\right) \sin \left(\frac{5 x-3 x}{2}\right)\right]$
$\left[\because \sin A-\sin B=2 \cos \left(\frac{A+B}{2}\right) \sin \left(\frac{A-B}{2}\right)\right]$
$=\frac{\cos x}{\sin x}[2 \cos 4 x \sin x]$
$=2 \cos 4 x \cdot \cos x$
$L.H.S.$ $=$ $R.H.S.$
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