Precalculus: Mathematics for Calculus, 7th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1305071751
ISBN 13: 978-1-30507-175-9

Chapter 7 - Section 7.3 - Double-Angle, Half-Angle, and Product-Sum Formulas - 7.3 Exercises - Page 562: 103

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Work Step by Step

Let $u = arcsin(x$) and $x = \sin(u)$, then $2u = arccos(1-2x^2)$ $\cos(2u)=1-2x^2$ Use Cosine double angle identity: $\cos(2u)=1-2\sin^2(u)$ $1-2\sin^2(u)=1-2x^2$ Since $x = \sin(u)$ then, $1-2\sin^2(u)=1-2\sin^2(u)$, Proving the identity
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