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QuestionWrite the expression as a single trigonometric function. sin9xcos8x+cos9xsin8x\sin 9 x \cos 8 x+\cos 9 x \sin 8 x \square Submit Answer 12. [-/1 Points] DETAILS MY NOTES MCKTRIC
Write the expression as a single trigonometric function. cos3xcosxsin3xsinx\cos 3 x \cos x-\sin 3 x \sin x \square Need Help? Watch It Submit Answer 13. [-/1 Points] DETAILS MY NOTES MCKTRIG
Write the expression as a single trigonometric function. sin3xcosxcos3xsinx\sin 3 x \cos x-\cos 3 x \sin x \square

Studdy Solution

STEP 1

What is this asking? We need to rewrite some expressions with multiple trigonometric functions into a single trigonometric function. Watch out! Remember those *sum and difference formulas*!
It's easy to mix them up, so take your time and double-check!

STEP 2

1. Solve the first expression
2. Solve the second expression
3. Solve the third expression

STEP 3

The sum formula for sine is sin(a+b)=sinacosb+cosasinb\sin(a + b) = \sin a \cos b + \cos a \sin b.
This looks *just* like our expression!

STEP 4

Let's **match** the parts of our expression sin9xcos8x+cos9xsin8x\sin 9x \cos 8x + \cos 9x \sin 8x to the formula.
We see that a=9xa = 9x and b=8xb = 8x.
So, we can rewrite our expression as sin(9x+8x)\sin(9x + 8x).

STEP 5

Adding those together gives us sin(17x)\sin(17x)!
Boom!

STEP 6

This time we have cos3xcosxsin3xsinx\cos 3x \cos x - \sin 3x \sin x.
The relevant formula is cos(a+b)=cosacosbsinasinb\cos(a + b) = \cos a \cos b - \sin a \sin b.

STEP 7

Matching the parts, we have a=3xa = 3x and b=xb = x.
So, our expression becomes cos(3x+x)\cos(3x + x).

STEP 8

Adding gives us cos(4x)\cos(4x)!
Fantastic!

STEP 9

Our expression is sin3xcosxcos3xsinx\sin 3x \cos x - \cos 3x \sin x.
This time, it's the *difference* formula for sine: sin(ab)=sinacosbcosasinb\sin(a - b) = \sin a \cos b - \cos a \sin b.

STEP 10

We have a=3xa = 3x and b=xb = x.
Plugging those in, we get sin(3xx)\sin(3x - x).

STEP 11

Subtracting gives us sin(2x)\sin(2x)!
Wonderful!

STEP 12

The solutions are: sin(17x)\sin(17x) cos(4x)\cos(4x)sin(2x)\sin(2x)

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