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prove sin(θ+(3pi)/2)=-cos(θ)

Solution

prove

sin (θ + \frac{3 π}{2}) = - cos (θ)

Solution

True

Solution steps

sin (θ + \frac{3 π}{2}) = - cos (θ)

Manipulating left side

sin (θ + \frac{3 π}{2})

Rewrite using trig identities

sin (θ + \frac{3 π}{2})

Use the Angle Sum identity:

sin (s + t) = sin (s) cos (t) + cos (s) sin (t)

= sin (θ) cos (\frac{3 π}{2}) + cos (θ) sin (\frac{3 π}{2})

Simplify

sin (θ) cos (\frac{3 π}{2}) + cos (θ) sin (\frac{3 π}{2}) : - cos (θ)

sin (θ) cos (\frac{3 π}{2}) + cos (θ) sin (\frac{3 π}{2})

sin (θ) cos (\frac{3 π}{2}) = 0

sin (θ) cos (\frac{3 π}{2})

cos (\frac{3 π}{2}) = 0

cos (\frac{3 π}{2})

Rewrite using trig identities:

cos (π) cos (\frac{π}{2}) - sin (π) sin (\frac{π}{2})

cos (\frac{3 π}{2})

Write

cos (\frac{3 π}{2})

cos (π + \frac{π}{2})

= cos (π + \frac{π}{2})

Use the Angle Sum identity:

cos (s + t) = cos (s) cos (t) - sin (s) sin (t)

= cos (π) cos (\frac{π}{2}) - sin (π) sin (\frac{π}{2})

= cos (π) cos (\frac{π}{2}) - sin (π) sin (\frac{π}{2})

Use the following trivial identity:

cos (π) = (- 1)

cos (π)

cos (x)

periodicity table with

2 πn

cycle:

x 0 \frac{π}{6} \frac{π}{4} \frac{π}{3} \frac{π}{2} \frac{2 π}{3} \frac{3 π}{4} \frac{5 π}{6} cos (x) 1 \frac{3}{2} \frac{2}{2} \frac{1}{2} 0 - \frac{1}{2} - \frac{2}{2} - \frac{3}{2} x π \frac{7 π}{6} \frac{5 π}{4} \frac{4 π}{3} \frac{3 π}{2} \frac{5 π}{3} \frac{7 π}{4} \frac{11 π}{6} cos (x) - 1 - \frac{3}{2} - \frac{2}{2} - \frac{1}{2} 0 \frac{1}{2} \frac{2}{2} \frac{3}{2}

= (- 1)

Use the following trivial identity:

cos (\frac{π}{2}) = 0

cos (\frac{π}{2})

cos (x)

periodicity table with

2 πn

cycle:

x 0 \frac{π}{6} \frac{π}{4} \frac{π}{3} \frac{π}{2} \frac{2 π}{3} \frac{3 π}{4} \frac{5 π}{6} cos (x) 1 \frac{3}{2} \frac{2}{2} \frac{1}{2} 0 - \frac{1}{2} - \frac{2}{2} - \frac{3}{2} x π \frac{7 π}{6} \frac{5 π}{4} \frac{4 π}{3} \frac{3 π}{2} \frac{5 π}{3} \frac{7 π}{4} \frac{11 π}{6} cos (x) - 1 - \frac{3}{2} - \frac{2}{2} - \frac{1}{2} 0 \frac{1}{2} \frac{2}{2} \frac{3}{2}

= 0

Use the following trivial identity:

sin (π) = 0

sin (π)

sin (x)

periodicity table with

2 πn

cycle:

x 0 \frac{π}{6} \frac{π}{4} \frac{π}{3} \frac{π}{2} \frac{2 π}{3} \frac{3 π}{4} \frac{5 π}{6} sin (x) 0 \frac{1}{2} \frac{2}{2} \frac{3}{2} 1 \frac{3}{2} \frac{2}{2} \frac{1}{2} x π \frac{7 π}{6} \frac{5 π}{4} \frac{4 π}{3} \frac{3 π}{2} \frac{5 π}{3} \frac{7 π}{4} \frac{11 π}{6} sin (x) 0 - \frac{1}{2} - \frac{2}{2} - \frac{3}{2} - 1 - \frac{3}{2} - \frac{2}{2} - \frac{1}{2}

= 0

Use the following trivial identity:

sin (\frac{π}{2}) = 1

sin (\frac{π}{2})

sin (x)

periodicity table with

2 πn

cycle:

x 0 \frac{π}{6} \frac{π}{4} \frac{π}{3} \frac{π}{2} \frac{2 π}{3} \frac{3 π}{4} \frac{5 π}{6} sin (x) 0 \frac{1}{2} \frac{2}{2} \frac{3}{2} 1 \frac{3}{2} \frac{2}{2} \frac{1}{2} x π \frac{7 π}{6} \frac{5 π}{4} \frac{4 π}{3} \frac{3 π}{2} \frac{5 π}{3} \frac{7 π}{4} \frac{11 π}{6} sin (x) 0 - \frac{1}{2} - \frac{2}{2} - \frac{3}{2} - 1 - \frac{3}{2} - \frac{2}{2} - \frac{1}{2}

= 1

= (- 1) \cdot 0 - 0 \cdot 1

Simplify

= 0

= 0 \cdot sin (θ)

Apply rule

0 \cdot a = 0

= 0

cos (θ) sin (\frac{3 π}{2}) = - cos (θ)

cos (θ) sin (\frac{3 π}{2})

sin (\frac{3 π}{2}) = - 1

sin (\frac{3 π}{2})

Rewrite using trig identities:

sin (π) cos (\frac{π}{2}) + cos (π) sin (\frac{π}{2})

sin (\frac{3 π}{2})

Write

sin (\frac{3 π}{2})

sin (π + \frac{π}{2})

= sin (π + \frac{π}{2})

Use the Angle Sum identity:

sin (s + t) = sin (s) cos (t) + cos (s) sin (t)

= sin (π) cos (\frac{π}{2}) + cos (π) sin (\frac{π}{2})

= sin (π) cos (\frac{π}{2}) + cos (π) sin (\frac{π}{2})

Use the following trivial identity:

sin (π) = 0

sin (π)

sin (x)

periodicity table with

2 πn

cycle:

x 0 \frac{π}{6} \frac{π}{4} \frac{π}{3} \frac{π}{2} \frac{2 π}{3} \frac{3 π}{4} \frac{5 π}{6} sin (x) 0 \frac{1}{2} \frac{2}{2} \frac{3}{2} 1 \frac{3}{2} \frac{2}{2} \frac{1}{2} x π \frac{7 π}{6} \frac{5 π}{4} \frac{4 π}{3} \frac{3 π}{2} \frac{5 π}{3} \frac{7 π}{4} \frac{11 π}{6} sin (x) 0 - \frac{1}{2} - \frac{2}{2} - \frac{3}{2} - 1 - \frac{3}{2} - \frac{2}{2} - \frac{1}{2}

= 0

Use the following trivial identity:

cos (\frac{π}{2}) = 0

cos (\frac{π}{2})

cos (x)

periodicity table with

2 πn

cycle:

x 0 \frac{π}{6} \frac{π}{4} \frac{π}{3} \frac{π}{2} \frac{2 π}{3} \frac{3 π}{4} \frac{5 π}{6} cos (x) 1 \frac{3}{2} \frac{2}{2} \frac{1}{2} 0 - \frac{1}{2} - \frac{2}{2} - \frac{3}{2} x π \frac{7 π}{6} \frac{5 π}{4} \frac{4 π}{3} \frac{3 π}{2} \frac{5 π}{3} \frac{7 π}{4} \frac{11 π}{6} cos (x) - 1 - \frac{3}{2} - \frac{2}{2} - \frac{1}{2} 0 \frac{1}{2} \frac{2}{2} \frac{3}{2}

= 0

Use the following trivial identity:

cos (π) = (- 1)

cos (π)

cos (x)

periodicity table with

2 πn

cycle:

x 0 \frac{π}{6} \frac{π}{4} \frac{π}{3} \frac{π}{2} \frac{2 π}{3} \frac{3 π}{4} \frac{5 π}{6} cos (x) 1 \frac{3}{2} \frac{2}{2} \frac{1}{2} 0 - \frac{1}{2} - \frac{2}{2} - \frac{3}{2} x π \frac{7 π}{6} \frac{5 π}{4} \frac{4 π}{3} \frac{3 π}{2} \frac{5 π}{3} \frac{7 π}{4} \frac{11 π}{6} cos (x) - 1 - \frac{3}{2} - \frac{2}{2} - \frac{1}{2} 0 \frac{1}{2} \frac{2}{2} \frac{3}{2}

= (- 1)

Use the following trivial identity:

sin (\frac{π}{2}) = 1

sin (\frac{π}{2})

sin (x)

periodicity table with

2 πn

cycle:

x 0 \frac{π}{6} \frac{π}{4} \frac{π}{3} \frac{π}{2} \frac{2 π}{3} \frac{3 π}{4} \frac{5 π}{6} sin (x) 0 \frac{1}{2} \frac{2}{2} \frac{3}{2} 1 \frac{3}{2} \frac{2}{2} \frac{1}{2} x π \frac{7 π}{6} \frac{5 π}{4} \frac{4 π}{3} \frac{3 π}{2} \frac{5 π}{3} \frac{7 π}{4} \frac{11 π}{6} sin (x) 0 - \frac{1}{2} - \frac{2}{2} - \frac{3}{2} - 1 - \frac{3}{2} - \frac{2}{2} - \frac{1}{2}

= 1

= 0 \cdot 0 + (- 1) \cdot 1

Simplify

= - 1

= (- 1) cos (θ)

Refine

= - cos (θ)

= 0 - cos (θ)

0 - cos (θ) = - cos (θ)

= - cos (θ)

= - cos (θ)

= - cos (θ)

We showed that the two sides could take the same form

\Rightarrow True

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