Problem with using Power-Reducing Trigonometric identities

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The discussion revolves around the use of power-reducing trigonometric identities, specifically focusing on the expression Tan^3Theta. Participants are exploring methods to simplify this expression.

Discussion Character

  • Exploratory, Mathematical reasoning

Approaches and Questions Raised

  • Participants are discussing the goal of reducing the expression to eliminate terms with powers greater than one. There is a suggestion to replace tangent with sine and cosine to facilitate this reduction.

Discussion Status

Some participants have offered guidance on how to approach the problem, specifically mentioning the substitution of tangent with sine and cosine. There appears to be an acknowledgment of overcomplicating the problem by one participant.

Contextual Notes

There is an emphasis on reducing the expression without exceeding a power of one, which may imply constraints related to the homework requirements.

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Homework Statement


Tan^3Theta


Homework Equations



Tan^2Theta=1-cos2Theta/1+cosTheta

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What are you trying to reduce it to?
 
until there are no terms with a power greater than 1
 
greerhead said:
until there are no terms with a power greater than 1

Then you can just replace tan by sin/cos in your third line and multiply out and you will have no term whose power is greater than one.
 
Thanks! I was over complicating it, like usual.
 

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