Is cos^4(A)-sin^4(A)=cos(2A) ?

The answer to whether cos^4(A)-sin^4(A)=cos(2A) is True

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prove cos^4(A)-sin^4(A)=cos(2A)

prove

cos^{4} (A) - sin^{4} (A) = cos (2 A)

True

Solution steps

cos^{4} (A) - sin^{4} (A) = cos (2 A)

Manipulating left side

cos^{4} (A) - sin^{4} (A)

Factor

cos^{4} (A) - sin^{4} (A) : (cos^{2} (A) + sin^{2} (A)) (cos (A) + sin (A)) (cos (A) - sin (A))

cos^{4} (A) - sin^{4} (A)

Rewrite

cos^{4} (A) - sin^{4} (A)

(cos^{2} (A))^{2} - (sin^{2} (A))^{2}

cos^{4} (A) - sin^{4} (A)

Apply exponent rule:

a^{b c} = (a^{b})^{c}

sin^{4} (A) = (sin^{2} (A))^{2}

= cos^{4} (A) - (sin^{2} (A))^{2}

Apply exponent rule:

a^{b c} = (a^{b})^{c}

cos^{4} (A) = (cos^{2} (A))^{2}

= (cos^{2} (A))^{2} - (sin^{2} (A))^{2}

= (cos^{2} (A))^{2} - (sin^{2} (A))^{2}

Apply Difference of Two Squares Formula:

x^{2} - y^{2} = (x + y) (x - y)

(cos^{2} (A))^{2} - (sin^{2} (A))^{2} = (cos^{2} (A) + sin^{2} (A)) (cos^{2} (A) - sin^{2} (A))

= (cos^{2} (A) + sin^{2} (A)) (cos^{2} (A) - sin^{2} (A))

Factor

cos^{2} (A) - sin^{2} (A) : (cos (A) + sin (A)) (cos (A) - sin (A))

cos^{2} (A) - sin^{2} (A)

Apply Difference of Two Squares Formula:

x^{2} - y^{2} = (x + y) (x - y)

cos^{2} (A) - sin^{2} (A) = (cos (A) + sin (A)) (cos (A) - sin (A))

= (cos (A) + sin (A)) (cos (A) - sin (A))

= (cos^{2} (A) + sin^{2} (A)) (cos (A) + sin (A)) (cos (A) - sin (A))

= (cos (A) + sin (A)) (cos (A) - sin (A)) (cos^{2} (A) + sin^{2} (A))

Rewrite using trig identities

(cos (A) + sin (A)) (cos (A) - sin (A)) (cos^{2} (A) + sin^{2} (A))

Use the Pythagorean identity:

cos^{2} (x) + sin^{2} (x) = 1

= (cos (A) + sin (A)) (cos (A) - sin (A)) \cdot 1

Simplify

= (cos (A) + sin (A)) (cos (A) - sin (A))

Expand

(cos (A) + sin (A)) (cos (A) - sin (A)) : cos^{2} (A) - sin^{2} (A)

(cos (A) + sin (A)) (cos (A) - sin (A))

Apply Difference of Two Squares Formula:

(a + b) (a - b) = a^{2} - b^{2}

a = cos (A), b = sin (A)

= cos^{2} (A) - sin^{2} (A)

= cos^{2} (A) - sin^{2} (A)

Use the Double Angle identity:

cos^{2} (A) - sin^{2} (A) = cos (2 A)

= cos (2 A)

= cos (2 A)

We showed that the two sides could take the same form

\Rightarrow True

Is cos^4(A)-sin^4(A)=cos(2A) ?
The answer to whether cos^4(A)-sin^4(A)=cos(2A) is True