
Patrick B. answered 01/31/21
Math and computer tutor/teacher
sin(a) cos(b) = 1/2 ( sin(a+b) + sin(a-b))
then
2 sin(a) cos(b) = ( sin(a+b) + sin(a-b))
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a=4x and b=2x
then 2 sin(4x) cos(2x) = sin(6x) + sin(2x) for #1
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LIkewise, cos(a) cos(b) = 1/2 ( (cos(a+b) + cos(a-b))
2 cos(a) cos(b) = cos(a+b) + cos(a-b)
The product you want is then 2 cos(pi) cos((1/2)pi)