
Heather G.
asked 02/17/17Using trig Identities, I need to solve this question
sinxcos^4x+cos^6x=
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Michael J. answered 02/17/17
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Use the identity sin2x + cos2x = 1
sinx(1 - sin2x)2 + (1 - sin2x)3
Let q = sinx
q(1 - q2)2 + (1 - q2)3
Factor out (1 - q2)2.
(1 - q2)2[q + (1 - q2)] =
(1 - q2)2[q + 1 - q2] =
(1 - 2q2 + q4)(1 + q - q2) =
(1 - 2sin2x + sin4x)(1 + sinx - sin2x) =
(1 - sin2x)(1 - sin2x)(1 + sinx - sin2x)
This is what I got. An expression using only one trig function.
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