Why-does-cos-2-x-1-2-cos-2x-1- Tinku Tara June 3, 2023 Algebra 0 Comments FacebookTweetPin Question Number 5495 by FilupSmith last updated on 16/May/16 Whydoes:cos2x=12(cos(2x)+1) Commented by Yozzii last updated on 16/May/16 Leta=(cosAsinA),b=(cosB−sinB).Forall0<A,B<2π,theanglebetweenaandbisA+B∴fromdotproducta∙b=∣a∣∣b∣cos(A+B)⇒cosAcosB−sinAsinB=cos2A+sin2A×cos2B+sin2Bcos(A+B)Sincecos2A+sin2A=cos2B+sin2B=1⇒cos(A+B)=cosAcosB−sinAsinB.∴cos(x+x)=cosxcosx−sinxsinx=cos2x−sin2x=cos2x−1+cos2x=2cos2x−1⇒cos2x=2cos2x−1⇒cos2x=cos2x+12 Answered by Rasheed Soomro last updated on 16/May/16 Weknowthatcos(α+β)=cosαcosβ−sinαsinβLetα=β=xcos(x+x)=cosxcosx−sinxsinxcos2x=cos2x−sin2xButsin2x=1−cos2xSocos2x=cos2x−(1−cos2x)=cos2x−1+cos2xcos2x=2cos2x−12cos2x=cos2x+1orcos2x=12(cos(2x)+1) Terms of Service Privacy Policy Contact: info@tinkutara.com FacebookTweetPin Post navigation Previous Previous post: sin-x-ln-tan-x-dx-x-n-ln-x-dx-n-1-x-2-x-2-2-dx-x-sin-2x-dx-Next Next post: nice-calculus-n-0-cos-n-x-cos-nx-solution-1-2-n-0-cos-n-1-x-cos-x-nx-cos-x-nx-2-n-0-cos-n-1-x-cos-n-1-x- Leave a Reply Cancel replyYour email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *Comment * Name * Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.