Converting between Trig Forms to Represent a Cardioid

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Homework Statement



Show that the cardioid r=a(1+cos(theta)) can be represented by r=2acos2(theta/2), 0<=theta<=2pi (theta is between 0 and 2pi).

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I'm pretty sure I have to equate the two expressions, but I haven't been able to do this. Then I thought of converting both of them to cartesian form (and seeing if they have the same equation) but that's turning into a bit of a mess. Any guidance would be greatly appreciated!
 
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Those are trig functions. There are lots of identities involving trig functions. One of them might be helpful.
 

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Prove $$\int\limits_0^{\sqrt2/4}\frac{1}{\sqrt{x-x^2}}\arcsin\sqrt{\frac{(x-1)\left(x-1+x\sqrt{9-16x}\right)}{1-2x}} \, \mathrm dx = \frac{\pi^2}{8}.$$ Let $$I = \int\limits_0^{\sqrt 2 / 4}\frac{1}{\sqrt{x-x^2}}\arcsin\sqrt{\frac{(x-1)\left(x-1+x\sqrt{9-16x}\right)}{1-2x}} \, \mathrm dx. \tag{1}$$ The representation integral of ##\arcsin## is $$\arcsin u = \int\limits_{0}^{1} \frac{\mathrm dt}{\sqrt{1-t^2}}, \qquad 0 \leqslant u \leqslant 1.$$ Plugging identity above into ##(1)## with ##u...
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