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Prove, from the identities for \(\cos(A \pm B)\), that \[ \cos a \cos 3a \equiv \tfrac{1}{2}(\cos 4a + \cos 2a). \] Find a similar identity for \(\sin a \cos 3a\).
Solution: \begin{align*} && \cos(A \pm B) &= \cos A \cos B \mp \sin A \sin B \\ A = a, B = 3a&& \cos 4a + \cos 2a &= 2\cos 3a \cos a \\ \Rightarrow && \cos a \cos 3a &= \tfrac12(\cos 4a + \cos 2a) \\ \\ && \sin(A \pm B) &= \sin A \cos B \pm \cos A \sin B \\ && \sin 4a + \sin(- 2a) &= 2 \sin a \cos 3a \\ \Rightarrow && \sin a \cos 3a &= \tfrac12 (\sin 4a - \sin 2a) \end{align*}
Show that, for any integer \(m\), \[ \int_0^{2\pi} \e^x \cos mx \, \d x = \frac {1}{m^2+1}\big(\e^{2\pi}-1\big)\,. \]
Solution: \begin{align*} && I &= \int_0^{2 \pi} e^{x} \cos m x \d x \\ &&&= \left [e^x \cos m x \right]_0^{2 \pi}-\int_0^{2 \pi} e^x m (-\sin mx) \d x\\ &&&= e^{2\pi}-1 + m\int_0^{2\pi}e^x \sin m x \d x \\ &&&= e^{2\pi}-1 + m\left [e^x \sin m x \right]_0^{2\pi} - m \int_0^{2\pi} e^x m \cos x \d x \\ &&&= e^{2\pi}-1+0 - m^2 I\\ \Rightarrow && (m^2+1)I &= e^{2\pi}-1 \\ \Rightarrow && I &= \frac{1}{m^2+1} (e^{2\pi}-1) \end{align*}
Given that \(\cos A\), \(\cos B\) and \(\beta\) are non-zero, show that the equation \[ \alpha \sin(A-B) + \beta \cos(A+B) = \gamma \sin(A+B) \] reduces to the form \[ (\tan A-m)(\tan B-n)=0\,, \] where \(m\) and \(n\) are independent of \(A\) and \(B\), if and only if \(\alpha^2=\beta^2+\gamma^2\). Determine all values of \(x\), in the range \(0\le x <2\pi\), for which:
Solution: \begin{align*} && \alpha \sin(A-B) + \beta \cos (A + B) &= \gamma \sin(A+B) \\ \Leftrightarrow && \alpha \sin A \cos B - \alpha \cos A \sin B + \beta \cos A \cos B - \beta \sin A \sin B &= \gamma \sin A \cos B + \gamma \cos A \sin B \\ \Leftrightarrow && \alpha \tan A - \alpha \tan B + \beta - \beta \tan A \tan B &= \gamma \tan A + \gamma \tan B \\ \Leftrightarrow && \beta \tan A \tan B +(\gamma-\alpha) \tan A + (\gamma +\alpha)\tan B&=\beta \\ \Leftrightarrow && \tan A \tan B +\left (\frac{\gamma-\alpha}{\beta} \right) \tan A + \left (\frac{\gamma +\alpha}{\beta} \right)\tan B&=1\\ \Leftrightarrow && \left ( \tan A + \left ( \frac{\gamma+\alpha}{\beta} \right) \right) \left ( \tan B + \left ( \frac{\gamma-\alpha}{\beta} \right)\right) - \frac{\gamma^2 - \alpha^2}{\beta^2}&=1\\ \Leftrightarrow && \left ( \tan A + \left ( \frac{\gamma+\alpha}{\beta} \right) \right) \left ( \tan B + \left ( \frac{\gamma-\alpha}{\beta} \right)\right) &= \frac{\beta^2+\gamma^2-\alpha^2}{\beta^2}\\ \end{align*} Which has the desired form iff \(\beta^2+\gamma^2 = \alpha^2\).