Is 4cos^3(θ)-3cos(θ)=cos(3θ) ?

The answer to whether 4cos^3(θ)-3cos(θ)=cos(3θ) is True

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prove 4cos^3(θ)-3cos(θ)=cos(3θ)

Solution

prove

4 cos^{3} (θ) - 3 cos (θ) = cos (3 θ)

Solution

True

Solution steps

4 cos^{3} (θ) - 3 cos (θ) = cos (3 θ)

Manipulating right side

cos (3 θ)

Rewrite using trig identities

cos (3 θ)

Rewrite as

= cos (2 θ + θ)

Use the Angle Sum identity:

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

= cos (2 θ) cos (θ) - sin (2 θ) sin (θ)

Use the Double Angle identity:

sin (2 θ) = 2 sin (θ) cos (θ)

= cos (2 θ) cos (θ) - 2 sin (θ) cos (θ) sin (θ)

Simplify

cos (2 θ) cos (θ) - 2 sin (θ) cos (θ) sin (θ) : cos (θ) cos (2 θ) - 2 sin^{2} (θ) cos (θ)

cos (2 θ) cos (θ) - 2 sin (θ) cos (θ) sin (θ)

2 sin (θ) cos (θ) sin (θ) = 2 sin^{2} (θ) cos (θ)

2 sin (θ) cos (θ) sin (θ)

Apply exponent rule:

a^{b} \cdot a^{c} = a^{b + c}

sin (θ) sin (θ) = sin^{1 + 1} (θ)

= 2 cos (θ) sin^{1 + 1} (θ)

Add the numbers:

1 + 1 = 2

= 2 cos (θ) sin^{2} (θ)

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

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

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

Use the Double Angle identity:

cos (2 θ) = 2 cos^{2} (θ) - 1

= (2 cos^{2} (θ) - 1) cos (θ) - 2 sin^{2} (θ) cos (θ)

Use the Pythagorean identity:

cos^{2} (θ) + sin^{2} (θ) = 1

sin^{2} (θ) = 1 - cos^{2} (θ)

= (2 cos^{2} (θ) - 1) cos (θ) - 2 (1 - cos^{2} (θ)) cos (θ)

Expand

(2 cos^{2} (θ) - 1) cos (θ) - 2 (1 - cos^{2} (θ)) cos (θ) : 4 cos^{3} (θ) - 3 cos (θ)

(2 cos^{2} (θ) - 1) cos (θ) - 2 (1 - cos^{2} (θ)) cos (θ)

= cos (θ) (2 cos^{2} (θ) - 1) - 2 cos (θ) (1 - cos^{2} (θ))

Expand

cos (θ) (2 cos^{2} (θ) - 1) : 2 cos^{3} (θ) - cos (θ)

cos (θ) (2 cos^{2} (θ) - 1)

Apply the distributive law:

a (b - c) = ab - a c

a = cos (θ), b = 2 cos^{2} (θ), c = 1

= cos (θ) 2 cos^{2} (θ) - cos (θ) 1

= 2 cos^{2} (θ) cos (θ) - 1 cos (θ)

Simplify

2 cos^{2} (θ) cos (θ) - 1 \cdot cos (θ) : 2 cos^{3} (θ) - cos (θ)

2 cos^{2} (θ) cos (θ) - 1 cos (θ)

2 cos^{2} (θ) cos (θ) = 2 cos^{3} (θ)

2 cos^{2} (θ) cos (θ)

Apply exponent rule:

a^{b} \cdot a^{c} = a^{b + c}

cos^{2} (θ) cos (θ) = cos^{2 + 1} (θ)

= 2 cos^{2 + 1} (θ)

Add the numbers:

2 + 1 = 3

= 2 cos^{3} (θ)

1 \cdot cos (θ) = cos (θ)

1 cos (θ)

Multiply:

1 \cdot cos (θ) = cos (θ)

= cos (θ)

= 2 cos^{3} (θ) - cos (θ)

= 2 cos^{3} (θ) - cos (θ)

= 2 cos^{3} (θ) - cos (θ) - 2 (1 - cos^{2} (θ)) cos (θ)

Expand

- 2 cos (θ) (1 - cos^{2} (θ)) : - 2 cos (θ) + 2 cos^{3} (θ)

- 2 cos (θ) (1 - cos^{2} (θ))

Apply the distributive law:

a (b - c) = ab - a c

a = - 2 cos (θ), b = 1, c = cos^{2} (θ)

= - 2 cos (θ) 1 - (- 2 cos (θ)) cos^{2} (θ)

Apply minus-plus rules

- (- a) = a

= - 2 \cdot 1 cos (θ) + 2 cos^{2} (θ) cos (θ)

Simplify

- 2 \cdot 1 \cdot cos (θ) + 2 cos^{2} (θ) cos (θ) : - 2 cos (θ) + 2 cos^{3} (θ)

- 2 \cdot 1 cos (θ) + 2 cos^{2} (θ) cos (θ)

2 \cdot 1 \cdot cos (θ) = 2 cos (θ)

2 \cdot 1 cos (θ)

Multiply the numbers:

2 \cdot 1 = 2

= 2 cos (θ)

2 cos^{2} (θ) cos (θ) = 2 cos^{3} (θ)

2 cos^{2} (θ) cos (θ)

Apply exponent rule:

a^{b} \cdot a^{c} = a^{b + c}

cos^{2} (θ) cos (θ) = cos^{2 + 1} (θ)

= 2 cos^{2 + 1} (θ)

Add the numbers:

2 + 1 = 3

= 2 cos^{3} (θ)

= - 2 cos (θ) + 2 cos^{3} (θ)

= - 2 cos (θ) + 2 cos^{3} (θ)

= 2 cos^{3} (θ) - cos (θ) - 2 cos (θ) + 2 cos^{3} (θ)

Simplify

2 cos^{3} (θ) - cos (θ) - 2 cos (θ) + 2 cos^{3} (θ) : 4 cos^{3} (θ) - 3 cos (θ)

2 cos^{3} (θ) - cos (θ) - 2 cos (θ) + 2 cos^{3} (θ)

Group like terms

= 2 cos^{3} (θ) + 2 cos^{3} (θ) - cos (θ) - 2 cos (θ)

Add similar elements:

2 cos^{3} (θ) + 2 cos^{3} (θ) = 4 cos^{3} (θ)

= 4 cos^{3} (θ) - cos (θ) - 2 cos (θ)

Add similar elements:

- cos (θ) - 2 cos (θ) = - 3 cos (θ)

= 4 cos^{3} (θ) - 3 cos (θ)

= 4 cos^{3} (θ) - 3 cos (θ)

= 4 cos^{3} (θ) - 3 cos (θ)

We showed that the two sides could take the same form

\Rightarrow True

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