Cosine and sine of multiple angle expressed as polynomials of sines and cosines

Cosine and sine of multiple angle expressed as polynomials of sines and cosines

IB Year 6 | Grade 12

Use de Moivre's theorem to express

  1. \(\sin 6\theta\) in terms of \(\sin \theta\) and \(\cos \theta\)
  2. \(\cos 6\theta\) in terms of \(\cos \theta\).

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Answer:(a) \(6\cos^5\theta\sin\theta-20\cos^3\theta\sin^3\theta+6\cos\theta\sin^5\theta\) (b) \(32\cos^6\theta-48\cos^4\theta+18\cos^2\theta-1\).

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