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Could someone tell me which trig identity this chap (in a Physics textbook) is using to turn
sin(Kx)sin(2Kx)
into
sin^2(3Kx/2) - sin^2(Kx/2)
Cheers.
nicktacik
Aug16-07, 02:39 PM
\sin{kx}\sin{2kx}
=\frac{\cos{(-kx)}-\cos{(3kx)}}{2}
=\frac{\cos{(kx)}}{2} - \frac{\cos{(3kx)}}{2}
=\frac{-1 + \cos{(kx)}}{2} - \frac{-1 + \cos{(3kx)}}{2}
=\sin^2{(3kx/2) - \sin^2{(kx/2)}
\sin{kx}\sin{2kx}
=\frac{\cos{(-kx)}-\cos{(3kx)}}{2}
=\frac{\cos{(kx)}}{2} - \frac{\cos{(3kx)}}{2}
=\frac{-1 + \cos{(kx)}}{2} - \frac{-1 + \cos{(3kx)}}{2}
=\sin^2{(3kx/2) - \sin^2{(kx/2)}
Ah... Thank you very much.
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