Is (cos(2x)-cos(4x))/(sin(2x)+sin(4x))=tan(x) ?

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prove (cos(2x)-cos(4x))/(sin(2x)+sin(4x))=tan(x)

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prove

Solution

True

Solution steps

\frac{cos ( 2 x ) - cos ( 4 x )}{sin ( 2 x ) + sin ( 4 x )} = tan (x)

Manipulating left side

\frac{cos ( 2 x ) - cos ( 4 x )}{sin ( 2 x ) + sin ( 4 x )}

Rewrite using trig identities

\frac{cos ( 2 x ) - cos ( 4 x )}{sin ( 2 x ) + sin ( 4 x )}

Use the Sum to Product identity:

cos (s) - cos (t) = - 2 sin (\frac{s + t}{2}) sin (\frac{s - t}{2})

= \frac{- 2 sin ( \frac{2 x + 4 x}{2} ) sin ( \frac{2 x - 4 x}{2} )}{sin ( 2 x ) + sin ( 4 x )}

Simplify

\frac{- 2 sin ( \frac{2 x + 4 x}{2} ) sin ( \frac{2 x - 4 x}{2} )}{sin ( 2 x ) + sin ( 4 x )} : \frac{2 sin ( x ) sin ( 3 x )}{sin ( 2 x ) + sin ( 4 x )}

\frac{- 2 sin ( \frac{2 x + 4 x}{2} ) sin ( \frac{2 x - 4 x}{2} )}{sin ( 2 x ) + sin ( 4 x )}

- 2 sin (\frac{2 x + 4 x}{2}) sin (\frac{2 x - 4 x}{2}) = - 2 sin (\frac{6 x}{2}) sin (- \frac{2 x}{2})

- 2 sin (\frac{2 x + 4 x}{2}) sin (\frac{2 x - 4 x}{2})

Add similar elements:

2 x + 4 x = 6 x

= - 2 sin (\frac{6 x}{2}) sin (\frac{2 x - 4 x}{2})

\frac{2 x - 4 x}{2} = - \frac{2 x}{2}

\frac{2 x - 4 x}{2}

Add similar elements:

2 x - 4 x = - 2 x

= \frac{- 2 x}{2}

Apply the fraction rule:

\frac{- a}{b} = - \frac{a}{b}

= - \frac{2 x}{2}

= - 2 sin (\frac{6 x}{2}) sin (- \frac{2 x}{2})

= \frac{- 2 sin ( \frac{6 x}{2} ) sin ( - \frac{2 x}{2} )}{sin ( 2 x ) + sin ( 4 x )}

Apply the fraction rule:

\frac{- a}{b} = - \frac{a}{b}

= - \frac{2 sin ( \frac{6 x}{2} ) sin ( - \frac{2 x}{2} )}{sin ( 2 x ) + sin ( 4 x )}

Use the negative angle identity:

sin (- x) = - sin (x)

= - \frac{2 ( - sin ( \frac{2 x}{2} ) ) sin ( \frac{6 x}{2} )}{sin ( 2 x ) + sin ( 4 x )}

Remove parentheses:

(- a) = - a

= - \frac{- 2 sin ( \frac{2 x}{2} ) sin ( \frac{6 x}{2} )}{sin ( 2 x ) + sin ( 4 x )}

Apply the fraction rule:

\frac{- a}{b} = - \frac{a}{b}

= - (- \frac{2 sin ( \frac{2 x}{2} ) sin ( \frac{6 x}{2} )}{sin ( 2 x ) + sin ( 4 x )})

Apply rule

- (- a) = a

= \frac{2 sin ( \frac{2 x}{2} ) sin ( \frac{6 x}{2} )}{sin ( 2 x ) + sin ( 4 x )}

Divide the numbers:

\frac{2}{2} = 1

= \frac{2 sin ( x ) sin ( \frac{6 x}{2} )}{sin ( 2 x ) + sin ( 4 x )}

Divide the numbers:

\frac{6}{2} = 3

= \frac{2 sin ( x ) sin ( 3 x )}{sin ( 2 x ) + sin ( 4 x )}

= \frac{2 sin ( x ) sin ( 3 x )}{sin ( 2 x ) + sin ( 4 x )}

Use the Sum to Product identity:

sin (s) + sin (t) = 2 sin (\frac{s + t}{2}) cos (\frac{s - t}{2})

= \frac{2 sin ( x ) sin ( 3 x )}{2 sin ( \frac{2 x + 4 x}{2} ) cos ( \frac{2 x - 4 x}{2} )}

Simplify

\frac{2 sin ( x ) sin ( 3 x )}{2 sin ( \frac{2 x + 4 x}{2} ) cos ( \frac{2 x - 4 x}{2} )} : \frac{sin ( x )}{cos ( x )}

\frac{2 sin ( x ) sin ( 3 x )}{2 sin ( \frac{2 x + 4 x}{2} ) cos ( \frac{2 x - 4 x}{2} )}

2 sin (\frac{2 x + 4 x}{2}) cos (\frac{2 x - 4 x}{2}) = 2 sin (\frac{6 x}{2}) cos (- \frac{2 x}{2})

2 sin (\frac{2 x + 4 x}{2}) cos (\frac{2 x - 4 x}{2})

Add similar elements:

2 x + 4 x = 6 x

= 2 sin (\frac{6 x}{2}) cos (\frac{2 x - 4 x}{2})

\frac{2 x - 4 x}{2} = - \frac{2 x}{2}

\frac{2 x - 4 x}{2}

Add similar elements:

2 x - 4 x = - 2 x

= \frac{- 2 x}{2}

Apply the fraction rule:

\frac{- a}{b} = - \frac{a}{b}

= - \frac{2 x}{2}

= 2 sin (\frac{6 x}{2}) cos (- \frac{2 x}{2})

= \frac{2 sin ( x ) sin ( 3 x )}{2 sin ( \frac{6 x}{2} ) cos ( - \frac{2 x}{2} )}

Divide the numbers:

\frac{2}{2} = 1

= \frac{sin ( x ) sin ( 3 x )}{sin ( \frac{6 x}{2} ) cos ( - \frac{2 x}{2} )}

Use the negative angle identity:

cos (- x) = cos (x)

= \frac{sin ( 3 x ) sin ( x )}{cos ( \frac{2 x}{2} ) sin ( \frac{6 x}{2} )}

Divide the numbers:

\frac{2}{2} = 1

= \frac{sin ( 3 x ) sin ( x )}{cos ( x ) sin ( \frac{6 x}{2} )}

Divide the numbers:

\frac{6}{2} = 3

= \frac{sin ( 3 x ) sin ( x )}{cos ( x ) sin ( 3 x )}

Cancel the common factor:

sin (3 x)

= \frac{sin ( x )}{cos ( x )}

= \frac{sin ( x )}{cos ( x )}

= \frac{sin ( x )}{cos ( x )}

Use the basic trigonometric identity:

\frac{sin ( x )}{cos ( x )} = tan (x)

= tan (x)

We showed that the two sides could take the same form

\Rightarrow True

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