Functions Modeling Change: A Preparation for Calculus, 5th Edition

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Chapter 9 - Trigonometric Identities, Models, and Complex Numbers - 9.5 Sums with Different Periods and Acoustic Beats - Exercises and Problems for Section 9.5 - Exercises and Problems - Page 385: 4

Answer

$\cos (4t)+\cos (6t)=2\cos 5t\cos t.$

Work Step by Step

Consider the function, \begin{align*} \cos (4t)+\cos (6t). \end{align*} According to the formula for sum of two cosines, we have \begin{align*} \cos A+ \cos B=2\cos \dfrac{A+B}{2}\cos \dfrac{A-B}{2}. \end{align*} Let $A=4t, B=6t$. Thus, we get \begin{align*} \cos 4t+ \cos 6t&=2\cos \dfrac{4t+6t}{2}\cos \dfrac{4t-6t}{2}\\ &=2\cos \dfrac{10t}{2}\cos \dfrac{-2t}{2}\\ &=2\cos 5t\cos t. \end{align*} Hence, $\cos (4t)+\cos (6t)=2\cos 5t\cos t.$
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