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Ch. 3 - Trigonometric Identities and Equations
Blitzer - Trigonometry 3rd Edition
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Capitolo 3, Problema 13

Be sure that you've familiarized yourself with the second set of formulas presented in this section by working C5–C8 in the Concept and Vocabulary Check. In Exercises 9–22, express each sum or difference as a product. If possible, find this product's exact value. cos 4x + cos 2x

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Recognize that the expression is a sum of two cosine functions: \(\cos 4x + \cos 2x\).
Recall the sum-to-product identity for cosine sums: \(\cos A + \cos B = 2 \cos \left( \frac{A+B}{2} \right) \cos \left( \frac{A-B}{2} \right)\).
Identify \(A = 4x\) and \(B = 2x\), then substitute these into the formula: \(\cos 4x + \cos 2x = 2 \cos \left( \frac{4x + 2x}{2} \right) \cos \left( \frac{4x - 2x}{2} \right)\).
Simplify the arguments inside the cosine functions: \(\frac{4x + 2x}{2} = 3x\) and \(\frac{4x - 2x}{2} = x\).
Write the expression as a product: \(2 \cos 3x \cos x\). If needed, you can then evaluate this product for specific values of \(x\) to find the exact value.

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