Chapter 7
Precalculus Mathematics for Calculus · 367 exercises
Problem 56
Solve the equation by first using a Sum-to-Product Formula. $$\sin 5 \theta-\sin 3 \theta=\cos 4 \theta$$
4 step solution
Problem 56
Verify the identity. $$\cot ^{2} \theta \cos ^{2} \theta=\cot ^{2} \theta-\cos ^{2} \theta$$
5 step solution
Problem 56
Write the expression in terms of sine only. $$\sin x+\cos x$$
4 step solution
Problem 57
Write the product as a sum. $$\cos x \sin 4 x$$
5 step solution
Problem 57
Use a graphing device to find the solutions of the equation, correct to two decimal places. $$\sin 2 x=x$$
4 step solution
Problem 57
Verify the identity. $$\frac{\sin x-1}{\sin x+1}=\frac{-\cos ^{2} x}{(\sin x+1)^{2}}$$
4 step solution
Problem 57
Write the expression in terms of sine only. $$5(\sin 2 x-\cos 2 x)$$
5 step solution
Problem 58
Write the product as a sum. $$\cos 5 x \cos 3 x$$
3 step solution
Problem 58
Total Internal Reflection When light passes from a more-dense to a less-dense medium- from glass to air, for example- the angle of refraction predicted by Snell's Law (sce Exercise 57 ) can be \(90^{\circ}\) or larger. In this case the light beam is actually reflected back into the denser medium. This phenomenon, called total internal reflection, is the principle behind fiber optics. Set \(\theta_{2}=90^{\circ}\) in Snell's Law, and solve for \(\theta_{1}\) to determine the critical angle of incidence at which total internal reflection begins to occur when light passes from glass to air. (Note that the index of refraction from glass to air is the reciprocal of the index from air to glass.)
5 step solution
Problem 58
Use a graphing device to find the solutions of the equation, correct to two decimal places. $$\cos x=\frac{x}{3}$$
5 step solution
Problem 58
Verify the identity. $$\frac{\sin w}{\sin w+\cos w}=\frac{\tan w}{1+\tan w}$$
5 step solution
Problem 58
Write the expression in terms of sine only. $$3 \sin \pi x+3 \sqrt{3} \cos \pi x$$
5 step solution
Problem 59
Write the product as a sum. $$3 \cos 4 x \cos 7 x$$
3 step solution
Problem 59
Phases of the Moon As the moon revolves around the earth, the side that faces the earth is usually just partially illuminated by the sun. The phases of the moon describe how much of the surface appears to be in sunlight. An astronomical measure of phase is given by the fraction \(F\) of the lunar disc that is lit. When the angle between the sun, earth, and moon is \(\theta\left(0 \leq \theta \leq 360^{\circ}\right),\) then $$ F=\frac{1}{2}(1-\cos \theta) $$ Determine the angles \(\theta\) that correspond to the following phases: (a) \(F=0 \quad\) (new moon) (b) \(F=0.25\) (a crescent moon) (c) \(F=0.5\) (first or last quarter) (d) \(F=1 \quad\) (full moon)
8 step solution
Problem 59
Use a graphing device to find the solutions of the equation, correct to two decimal places. $$2^{\sin x}=x$$
4 step solution
Problem 59
(a) Express the function in terms of sine only. (b) Graph the function. $$g(x)=\cos 2 x+\sqrt{3} \sin 2 x$$
5 step solution
Problem 59
Verify the identity. $$\frac{(\sin t+\cos t)^{2}}{\sin t \cos t}=2+\sec t \csc t$$
5 step solution
Problem 60
Write the product as a sum. $$11 \sin \frac{x}{2} \cos \frac{x}{4}$$
5 step solution
Problem 60
Equations and ldentities Which of the following statements is true? A. Every identity is an equation. B. Every equation is an identity. Give examples to illustrate your answer. Write a short paragraph to explain the difference between an equation and an identity.
5 step solution
Problem 60
Use a graphing device to find the solutions of the equation, correct to two decimal places. $$\sin x=x^{3}$$
4 step solution
Problem 60
(a) Express the function in terms of sine only. (b) Graph the function. $$f(x)=\sin x+\cos x$$
4 step solution
Problem 60
Verify the identity. $$\sec t \csc t(\tan t+\cot t)=\sec ^{2} t+\csc ^{2} t$$
5 step solution
Problem 61
Write the sum as a product. $$\sin 5 x+\sin 3 x$$
5 step solution
Problem 61
Use a graphing device to find the solutions of the equation, correct to two decimal places. $$\frac{\cos x}{1+x^{2}}=x^{2}$$
4 step solution
Problem 61
Let \(g(x)=\cos x .\) Show that $$\frac{g(x+h)-g(x)}{h}=-\cos x\left(\frac{1-\cos h}{h}\right)-\sin x\left(\frac{\sin h}{h}\right)$$
6 step solution
Problem 61
Verify the identity. $$\frac{1+\tan ^{2} u}{1-\tan ^{2} u}=\frac{1}{\cos ^{2} u-\sin ^{2} u}$$
5 step solution
Problem 62
Write the sum as a product. $$\sin x-\sin 4 x$$
4 step solution
Problem 62
Use a graphing device to find the solutions of the equation, correct to two decimal places. $$\cos x=\frac{1}{2}\left(e^{x}+e^{-x}\right)$$
4 step solution
Problem 62
Show that if \(\beta-\alpha=\pi / 2,\) then $$ \sin (x+\alpha)+\cos (x+\beta)=0 $$
5 step solution
Problem 62
Verify the identity. $$\frac{1+\sec ^{2} x}{1+\tan ^{2} x}=1+\cos ^{2} x$$
4 step solution
Problem 63
Write the sum as a product. $$\cos 4 x-\cos 6 x$$
4 step solution
Problem 63
If a projectile is fired with velocity \(v_{0}\) at an angle \(\theta,\) then its range , the horizontal distance it travels (in feet), is modeled by the function $$R(\theta)=\frac{v_{0}^{2} \sin 2 \theta}{32}$$ (See page 576.) If \(v_{0}=2200 \mathrm{ft} / \mathrm{s},\) what angle (in degrees) should be chosen for the projectile to hit a target on the ground 5000 ft away?
5 step solution
Problem 63
Verify the identity. $$\frac{\sec x}{\sec x-\tan x}=\sec x(\sec x+\tan x)$$
4 step solution
Problem 64
Write the sum as a product. $$\cos 9 x+\cos 2 x$$
3 step solution
Problem 64
Damped Vibrations The displacement of a spring vibrating in damped harmonic motion is given by $$y=4 e^{-3 t} \sin 2 \pi t$$ Find the times when the spring is at its equilibrium position \((y=0)\).
4 step solution
Problem 64
Verify the identity. $$\frac{\sec x+\csc x}{\tan x+\cot x}=\sin x+\cos x$$
5 step solution
Problem 65
Write the sum as a product. $$\sin 2 x-\sin 7 x$$
4 step solution
Problem 65
(a) Graph the function and make a conjecture, then (b) prove that your conjecture is true. $$y=\sin ^{2}\left(x+\frac{\pi}{4}\right)+\sin ^{2}\left(x-\frac{\pi}{4}\right)$$
8 step solution
Problem 65
In Philadelphia the number of hours of daylight on day \(t\) (where \(t\) is the number of days after January 1 ) is modeled by the function $$L(t)=12+2.83 \sin \left(\frac{2 \pi}{365}(t-80)\right)$$ (a) Which days of the year have about 10 hours of daylight? (b) How many days of the year have more than 10 hours of daylight?
4 step solution
Problem 65
Verify the identity. $$\sec v-\tan v=\frac{1}{\sec v+\tan v}$$
5 step solution
Problem 66
Write the sum as a product. $$\sin 3 x+\sin 4 x$$
4 step solution
Problem 66
(a) Graph the function and make a conjecture, then (b) prove that your conjecture is true. $$y=-\frac{1}{2}[\cos (x+\pi)+\cos (x-\pi)]$$
4 step solution
Problem 66
Verify the identity. $$\frac{\sin A}{1-\cos A}-\cot A=\csc A$$
6 step solution
Problem 67
Find the value of the product or sum. $$2 \sin 52.5^{\circ} \sin 97.5^{\circ}$$
6 step solution
Problem 67
What makes the equation \(\sin (\cos x)=0\) different from all the other equations we've looked at in this section? Find all solutions of this equation.
5 step solution
Problem 67
Verify the identity. $$\frac{\sin x+\cos x}{\sec x+\csc x}=\sin x \cos x$$
4 step solution
Problem 68
Find the value of the product or sum. $$3 \cos 37.5^{\circ} \cos 7.5^{\circ}$$
7 step solution
Problem 68
Adding an Echo A digital delay device echoes an input signal by repeating it a fixed length of time after it is received. If such a device receives the pure note \(f_{1}(t)=5 \sin t\) and echoes the pure note \(f_{2}(t)=5 \cos t,\) then the combined sound is \(f(t)=f_{1}(t)+f_{2}(t)\) (a) Graph \(y=f(t)\) and observe that the graph has the form of a sine curve \(y=k \sin (t+\phi)\) (b) Find \(k\) and \(\phi\)
6 step solution
Problem 68
Verify the identity. $$\frac{1-\cos x}{\sin x}+\frac{\sin x}{1-\cos x}=2 \csc x$$
7 step solution
Problem 69
Find the value of the product or sum. $$\cos 37.5^{\circ} \sin 7.5^{\circ}$$
6 step solution