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Five Trigonometry Identities Problems

The document discusses five trigonometry identity problems: 1. It proves that tan A + tan B + tan C = tan A tan B tan C if A + B + C = 180°. 2. It proves the identity 1 – cos 2A + cos 4A – cos 6A = 4 sin A cos 2A sin 3A. 3. It proves the identity tan 4A (sin 2A + sin 10A) = cos 2A – cos 10A. 4. It proves the identity sin A (sin 3A + sin 5A) = cos A (cos 3A – cos 5A). 5. It proves the identity tan A + tan

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Five Trigonometry Identities Problems

The document discusses five trigonometry identity problems: 1. It proves that tan A + tan B + tan C = tan A tan B tan C if A + B + C = 180°. 2. It proves the identity 1 – cos 2A + cos 4A – cos 6A = 4 sin A cos 2A sin 3A. 3. It proves the identity tan 4A (sin 2A + sin 10A) = cos 2A – cos 10A. 4. It proves the identity sin A (sin 3A + sin 5A) = cos A (cos 3A – cos 5A). 5. It proves the identity tan A + tan

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Five Trigonometry Identities problems

1. If A + B + C = 180o ,
prove that tan A + tan B + tan C = tan A tan B tan C.

2. Prove that 1 – cos 2A + cos 4A – cos 6A = 4 sin A cos 2A sin 3A

3. Prove that tan 4A (sin 2A + sin 10A) = cos 2A – cos 10 A

4. Prove that sin A (sin 3A + sin 5A) = cos A ( cos 3A – cos 5A)

5. Prove that tan A + tan (A + 120o) + tan (A + 240o) = 3 tan 3A

Solutions

1. A + B + C = 180o ⇒ A + B = 180o – C
tanA + B = tan 180° − C


= −tanC

tanA + tanB = −tanC1 − tanAtanB


∴ tanA + tanB + tanC = tanAtanBtanC

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2. L. H. S. = 1 − 1 − 2sin% A + 2sin %
sin %
= 2sin% A + 2sin5AsinA

* *
= 2sinAsinA + sin5A = 2sinA )2sin cos + = R. H. S.
% %

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3. L. H. S. = -1 – cos 2A. + -cos 4A – cos 6A. = 2sin% A + 2sin sin
% %

* *
= 2sin% A + 2sin5AsinA = 2sinAsinA + sin5A = 2sinA )2sin %
cos %
+ = R. H. S.

*/ */
4. L. H. S. = sin A )2sin cos + = 2sinAsin4AcosA
% %

= cosA2sinAsin4A = cosA0cos4A − A − cos 4A + A1 = R. H. S.

5. Method 1
%2° %'2° √/ √/
L. H. S. = tan A + + %'2° = tan A + -√/. + -√/.
%2°
-√/.-√/.-√/.-√/.-√/.-√/.
= -√/.-√/.

-/4 .-√/4 √//.-√/4 √//. /6 


= =3 .
/4  /4 
4789:
%  /6 
;<7894 :
R. H. S = 3tan2A + A = 3 =3 4789: =3
%   /4 
;<7894 :

Method 2
4789?
%>> > />6 >
;<7894 ?
tan 3x = tan2x + x = = 4789? =
%>>  > /4 >
;<7894 ?

Rearrange, 1 − 3tan% x tan 3x = 3tan x −tan/ x


Or tan/ x − 3 tan 3xtan% x − 3 tan x + tan 3x = 0
Construct the equation:
ft = t / − 3 tan 3xt % − 3 t + tan 3x = 0
Observe that tan 3A = tan 3(A + 120o) = tan 3(A + 240o)
Then tan A , tan (A + 120o) , tan (A + 240o) are roots of f(t) = 0.
Since f(t) = 0 is a cubic equation and has three roots,
Sum of roots = tan A + tan A + 120° + tan A + 240° = −coeff. of t % − term = 3 tan 3x

Yue Kwok Choy


25, May, 2015

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