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Grade 11Trigonometry

Prove that cos3a+2cos5a+cos7a/cos a +2cos3a+ cos5a equals to cos2a-sin2atan3a

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7 Years agoGrade 11
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7 Years ago
Dear student
 
cos3A+2cos5A+cos7A)/(cosA+2cos3A+cos5A) 
= 2cos 5A [cos 2A + 1] / 2cos 3A [cos 2A + 1] 
= cos 5A / cos 3A 
= [cos 3A cos 2A -- sin 3A sin 2A] /cos 3A 
= cos 2A -- sin 2A tan 3A
 
Regards
Arun