How the 2nd equation shown below is arrived to from the first one?

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The discussion revolves around the derivation of a second equation from a first equation related to voltage expressions in a circuit context. Participants are examining the mathematical relationships and identities involved in transitioning between these equations.

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  • The original poster attempts to manipulate the first equation to derive the second but expresses difficulty in continuing the process. Some participants question the presence of an imaginary unit in the exponential term, while others note potential issues with the application of trigonometric identities.

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The discussion is ongoing, with participants exploring different interpretations of the equations and questioning the assumptions made in the original expressions. There is no explicit consensus on the path forward, but various insights regarding the mathematical identities are being shared.

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Participants are working with specific voltage equations and are constrained by their understanding of trigonometric identities and exponential functions. The original poster indicates a lack of familiarity with certain identities that may be relevant to the problem.

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Hi,

Can someone please show me how the 2nd equation shown below is arrived to from the first one?

http://img263.imageshack.us/img263/126/voltages.jpg

I started with:

V_R = \frac{\sqrt(2)E}{\pi} \Bigg[\bigg(-cos(\omega t)\bigg)_{\alpha}^{\beta} - sin(\beta)\omega CR\bigg(exp\bigg({-\frac{\omega t - \beta}{\omega CR}}\bigg)_{\beta}^{\pi+\alpha}\Bigg]

V_R = \frac{\sqrt(2)E}{\pi} \Bigg[-cos(\beta)+cos(\alpha) - sin(\beta)\omega CR\bigg(exp\bigg({-\frac{\pi+\alpha-\beta}{\omega CR}}\bigg) - 1\bigg)\Bigg]

I can't figure out how to continue from there.. there must be some kind of identity that I can use which I'm not familiar with
 
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It looks as if there is an i missing from the exponential.
 


That thought did cross my mind however there shouldn't be any 'i' (\sqrt-1)
 


From what I can see, there is no way of getting from the top to the bottom. One reason is that the double angle formula gives the product of trig functions, and you clearly don't have that in the top formula.
 

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