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

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