Miscellaneous
Last updated at August 2, 2026 by Teachoo
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Misc 7 Prove that: sin 3x + sin2x ā sin x = 4 sin x cos š„/2 cos 3š„/2 Solving L.H.S sin 3x + sin 2x ā sin x = sin 3x + (sin 2x ā sin x) = sin 3x + 2cos ((2š„ + š„)/2) . sin ((2š„āš„)/2) = sin 3x + 2 cos (šš/š) sin š/š We know that sin 2x = 2 sin x cos x Divide by x by x/2 sin 2x/2 = 2 sin x/2 cos x/2 sin x = 2 sin x/2 cos x/2 Now Replace x by 3x sin 3x = 2 sin šš±/š cos šš±/š = 2 sin 3š„/2 cos 3š„/2 + ["2 cos " 3š„/2 " sin " š„/2] = 2 cos 3š„/2 ["sin " šš/š " + sin " š/š] Using sin x + sin y = 2 sin (š„ + š¦)/2 cos (š„ ā š¦)/2 Putting x = 3š„/2 & y = š„/2 , = 2 cos 3š„/2 ["2 sin " ((3š„/2 " + " š„/2))/2 " . cos " ((3š„/2 " ā " š„/2))/2] = 2 cos 3š„/2 ["2 sin " (((3š„ + š„)/2))/2 " . cos " (((3š„ ā š„)/2))/2] = 2 cos 3š„/2 ["2 sin " ((4š„/2))/2 " . cos " ((2š„/2))/2] = 2 cos 3š„/2 ["2 sin " ((2š„/1))/2 " . cos " ((š„/1))/2] = 2 cos šš/š ["2 sin " šš/š " . cos " š/š] = 2 cos 3š„/2 ["2 sin " š„" . cos " š„/2] = 4 cos šš/š sin š cos š/š = R.H.S Hence L.H.S = R.H.S Hence proved