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Grade 11Trigonometry

if tanx=a/b,prove that asin2x+bcos2x=b............prove it

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9 Years agoGrade 11
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9 Years ago
Since tanx=a/b =>a = btanx...(1)Now, asin2x + bcos2x = a(2sinxcosx) + b(1- sin^2x)=2asinxcosx + b - bsin^2x=2sinx (acosx - bsinx) + b=2sinx (btanxcosx - bsinx) + b ...(from (1))=2sinx (bsinx - bsinx) + b=2sinx (0) + b=bHence, proved.