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Find the exact value of tan(15°) and prove sin(3x) = 3sin(x) − 4sin³(x).

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2−32 - \sqrt{3}

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10. Find the exact value of tan⁡(15∘)\tan(15^\circ).

  1. Express 15∘15^\circ as a difference of standard angles.

    tan⁡(15∘)=tan⁡(45∘−30∘)\tan(15^\circ) = \tan(45^\circ - 30^\circ)
  2. Apply the tangent difference formula tan⁡(A−B)=tan⁡(A)−tan⁡(B)1+tan⁡(A)tan⁡(B)\tan(A-B) = \frac{\tan(A)-\tan(B)}{1+\tan(A)\tan(B)}.

    =tan⁡(45∘)−tan⁡(30∘)1+tan⁡(45∘)tan⁡(30∘)= \frac{\tan(45^\circ) - \tan(30^\circ)}{1 + \tan(45^\circ)\tan(30^\circ)} =1−131+1⋅13= \frac{1 - \frac{1}{\sqrt{3}}}{1 + 1 \cdot \frac{1}{\sqrt{3}}} =3−133+13= \frac{\frac{\sqrt{3}-1}{\sqrt{3}}}{\frac{\sqrt{3}+1}{\sqrt{3}}} =3−13+1= \frac{\sqrt{3}-1}{\sqrt{3}+1}
  3. Rationalize the denominator.

    =3−13+1⋅3−13−1= \frac{\sqrt{3}-1}{\sqrt{3}+1} \cdot \frac{\sqrt{3}-1}{\sqrt{3}-1} =(3)2−23+12(3)2−12= \frac{(\sqrt{3})^2 - 2\sqrt{3} + 1^2}{(\sqrt{3})^2 - 1^2} =3−23+13−1= \frac{3 - 2\sqrt{3} + 1}{3 - 1} =4−232= \frac{4 - 2\sqrt{3}}{2} =2−3= 2 - \sqrt{3}

    The final answer is 2−3\boxed{2 - \sqrt{3}}.

    11. Prove that sin⁡(3x)=3sin⁡(x)−4sin⁡3(x)\sin(3x) = 3\sin(x) - 4\sin^3(x).

    Start with the left-hand side (LHS):

    sin⁡(3x)=sin⁡(2x+x)\sin(3x) = \sin(2x+x)

    Apply the sum formula for sine: sin⁡(A+B)=sin⁡(A)cos⁡(B)+cos⁡(A)sin⁡(B)\sin(A+B) = \sin(A)\cos(B) + \cos(A)\sin(B).

    =sin⁡(2x)cos⁡(x)+cos⁡(2x)sin⁡(x)= \sin(2x)\cos(x) + \cos(2x)\sin(x)

    Apply double angle formulas: sin⁡(2x)=2sin⁡(x)cos⁡(x)\sin(2x) = 2\sin(x)\cos(x) and cos⁡(2x)=1−2sin⁡2(x)\cos(2x) = 1-2\sin^2(x).

    =(2sin⁡(x)cos⁡(x))cos⁡(x)+(1−2sin⁡2(x))sin⁡(x)= (2\sin(x)\cos(x))\cos(x) + (1-2\sin^2(x))\sin(x) =2sin⁡(x)cos⁡2(x)+sin⁡(x)−2sin⁡3(x)= 2\sin(x)\cos^2(x) + \sin(x) - 2\sin^3(x)

    Substitute cos⁡2(x)=1−sin⁡2(x)\cos^2(x) = 1-\sin^2(x).

    =2sin⁡(x)(1−sin⁡2(x))+sin⁡(x)−2sin⁡3(x)= 2\sin(x)(1-\sin^2(x)) + \sin(x) - 2\sin^3(x) =2sin⁡(x)−2sin⁡3(x)+sin⁡(x)−2sin⁡3(x)= 2\sin(x) - 2\sin^3(x) + \sin(x) - 2\sin^3(x)

    Combine like terms.

    =3sin⁡(x)−4sin⁡3(x)= 3\sin(x) - 4\sin^3(x)

    This matches the right-hand side (RHS). The identity is proven.

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