## Trigonometry, Prove the Identity and more

1. The problem statement, all variables and given/known data

Prove the identity
11. 1 - co5xcos3x - sin5xsin3x = 2sin^2x

50. ln |secx + tanx| = -ln |secx - tanx|

52. The following equation occurs in the study of mechanics:
$$\sin\theta = \frac{I_1\cos\phi}{\sqrt{(I_1\cos\phi)^2 + (I_2\sin\phi)^2}}$$. It can happen that $$I_1 = I_2$$. Assuming that this happens, simplify the equation.

2. Relevant equations

3. The attempt at a solution

11. Idk what I'm doing wrong

50. GRRR!!!

53. Can I make this assumption that $$\phi = 45^\circ$$ and that $$\theta = 45^\circ$$?
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 For 50 ln(secx + tanx) = -ln(secx - tanx) ln(secx + tanx) = ln(1 / (secx - tanx)) secx + tanx = 1 / (secx - tanx) Cross multiply, and you're good.
 11) You should know the identity $$1-cos(2 \phi) = 2 sin^2 (\phi)$$, that should help.

## Trigonometry, Prove the Identity and more

 Quote by bel 11) You should know the identity $$1-cos(2 \phi) = 2 sin^2 (\phi)$$, that should help.
lol omg ... i see it now, i'm so exhausted! thanks
 Blog Entries: 9 Recognitions: Homework Help Science Advisor So you'd know, 11 is almost done, in case you didn't bother to write the whole computation, if you have already made it. Just cut 1 from both sides of the equation, multiply the result by -1 and then use the fact that sin^2 +cos^2 =1.

 Quote by nicktacik For 50 ln(secx + tanx) = -ln(secx - tanx) ln(secx + tanx) = ln(1 / (secx - tanx)) secx + tanx = 1 / (secx - tanx) Cross multiply, and you're good.
oh wow, very nice. thank you! i didn't even think about taking the e of both sides.

anyone for 53? can i make that assumption or did i screw up? i did it about 3x.
 Blog Entries: 9 Recognitions: Homework Help Science Advisor You wrote 52 but i think you meant 53. You have $$I_{1}^{2}\cos^{4}\theta=I_{2}^{2}\sin^{4}\theta$$ You can't take sqrt like that.

 Quote by dextercioby You wrote 52 but i think you meant 53. You have $$I_{1}^{2}\cos^{4}\theta=I_{2}^{2}\sin^{4}\theta$$ You can't take sqrt like that.
how did you get the sin/cos to the 4th power?

idk if my handwriting is clear, but $$\sin\theta = \frac{I_1\cos\phi}{\sqrt{(I_1\cos\phi)^2 + (I_2\sin\phi)^2}}$$
 Blog Entries: 9 Recognitions: Homework Help Science Advisor Okay. Raise to the second power and do all multiplications. What do you get ?
 Blog Entries: 14 from where you got these questions ;P? thanks.

 Quote by rootX from where you got these questions ;P? thanks.
do you like them?

it's from Algebra and Trigonometry, Beecher (Calc-prep book) ... i love it! i didn't learn Trigonometry properly b/c i took it in a 3-week mini-mester ... i love Math now so i'm studying harddd

 Quote by dextercioby Okay. Raise to the second power and do all multiplications. What do you get ?
ok i'm getting the same answer ... i even substituted b/c the damn I's were making me dizzy

check my work up to this point plz ... i can't think straight anymore

$$\sin\theta = \frac{I_1\cos\phi}{\sqrt{(I_1\cos\phi)^2 + (I_2\sin\phi)^2}}$$

squaring both sides ...

$$\sin^2\theta = \frac{I_1^2\cos^2\phi}{I_1^2\cos^2\phi + I_2^2\sin^2\phi}$$

is my denominator right, or did i screw it up?
 Blog Entries: 9 Recognitions: Homework Help Science Advisor It's okay so far. Now cross multiply.

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 Quote by rocophysics do you like them? it's from Algebra and Trigonometry, Beecher (Calc-prep book) ... i love it! i didn't learn Trigonometry properly b/c i took it in a 3-week mini-mester ... i love Math now so i'm studying harddd
Thanks you.
Yes I do. Just finished the first one.

wow, I almost missed these ones!
I only did examples from 6.3, and nothing exciting was there, so I moved to the next exercise also because I had less time that day, and was tired from the work. I am on the last chapter of that book.

I am doing this because I thought I need to brush up my basic skills before I start my first year of university(in EE). In calculus, I got to integration by parts, and then got reluctant.
 Blog Entries: 14 for #50: can I just take derivatives of both sides, and then prove it? that way it takes only two steps to solve all the problem

 Quote by dextercioby It's okay so far. Now cross multiply.
$$\sin^2\theta I_1^2\cos^2\phi + \sin^2\theta I_2^2\sin^2\phi = I_1^2\cos^2\phi$$

factoring

$$I_1^2\cos^2\phi(\sin^2\theta-1) = -I_2^2 \sin^2\theta\sin^2\phi (\sin^2\theta-1) = -\cos^2\theta$$

$$I_1^2\cos^2\phi = \frac{-I_2^2\sin^2\theta\sin^2\phi}{-\cos^2\theta}$$

right so far?

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Unfortunately $$f_{1}'(x)=f_{2}'(x) \nRightarrow f_{1}(x)=f_{2}(x)$$.