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Simplify the trigonometric expression: (sin 3θ + sin θ) / (cos 3θ + cos θ)

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  1. Apply the sum-to-product identities to the numerator and denominator.

    The sum-to-product identities are:
    sin⁡A+sin⁡B=2sin⁡(A+B2)cos⁡(A−B2)\sin A + \sin B = 2 \sin \left(\frac{A+B}{2}\right) \cos \left(\frac{A-B}{2}\right)
    cos⁡A+cos⁡B=2cos⁡(A+B2)cos⁡(A−B2)\cos A + \cos B = 2 \cos \left(\frac{A+B}{2}\right) \cos \left(\frac{A-B}{2}\right)

    For the numerator, let A=3θA = 3\theta and B=θB = \theta:

    sin⁡3θ+sin⁡θ=2sin⁡(3θ+θ2)cos⁡(3θ−θ2)\sin 3\theta + \sin \theta = 2 \sin \left(\frac{3\theta+\theta}{2}\right) \cos \left(\frac{3\theta-\theta}{2}\right) =2sin⁡(4θ2)cos⁡(2θ2)= 2 \sin \left(\frac{4\theta}{2}\right) \cos \left(\frac{2\theta}{2}\right) =2sin⁡2θcos⁡θ= 2 \sin 2\theta \cos \theta

    For the denominator, let A=3θA = 3\theta and B=θB = \theta:

    cos⁡3θ+cos⁡θ=2cos⁡(3θ+θ2)cos⁡(3θ−θ2)\cos 3\theta + \cos \theta = 2 \cos \left(\frac{3\theta+\theta}{2}\right) \cos \left(\frac{3\theta-\theta}{2}\right) =2cos⁡(4θ2)cos⁡(2θ2)= 2 \cos \left(\frac{4\theta}{2}\right) \cos \left(\frac{2\theta}{2}\right) =2cos⁡2θcos⁡θ= 2 \cos 2\theta \cos \theta
  2. Substitute the simplified expressions back into the original fraction.

    sin⁡3θ+sin⁡θcos⁡3θ+cos⁡θ=2sin⁡2θcos⁡θ2cos⁡2θcos⁡θ\frac{\sin 3\theta + \sin \theta}{\cos 3\theta + \cos \theta} = \frac{2 \sin 2\theta \cos \theta}{2 \cos 2\theta \cos \theta}
  3. Simplify the expression.

    Cancel out the common terms 2 and cos⁡θ\cos \theta (assuming cos⁡θ≠0\cos \theta \neq 0):

    2sin⁡2θcos⁡θ2cos⁡2θcos⁡θ=sin⁡2θcos⁡2θ\frac{2 \sin 2\theta \cos \theta}{2 \cos 2\theta \cos \theta} = \frac{\sin 2\theta}{\cos 2\theta}
  4. Use the identity tan⁡x=sin⁡xcos⁡x\tan x = \frac{\sin x}{\cos x}.

    sin⁡2θcos⁡2θ=tan⁡2θ\frac{\sin 2\theta}{\cos 2\theta} = \tan 2\theta

    Thus, we have shown that sin⁡3θ+sin⁡θcos⁡3θ+cos⁡θ=tan⁡2θ\frac{\sin 3\theta + \sin \theta}{\cos 3\theta + \cos \theta} = \tan 2\theta.

    The final answer is Shown\text{Shown}.

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