Question: Prove the following trigonometric identity: $\dfrac{sin5A}{sinA} - \dfrac{cos5A}{cosA}$ = 4 cos2A.


Solution:
Given,

LHS
= $\dfrac{sin 5A}{sinA} - \dfrac{cos 5A}{cosA}$

= $\dfrac{sin 5A.cosA - cos5A.sinA}{sinAcosA}$

= $\dfrac{sin(5A -A)}{sinAcosA}$

= $\dfrac{sin4A}{sinAcosA}$

= $\dfrac{sin(2*2A)}{sinAcosA}$

= $\dfrac{2sin2A.cos2A}{sinAcosA}$

= $\dfrac{2 * 2sin2A.cos2A}{2sinAcosA}$

= $\dfrac{4 sin2A.cos2A}{sin2A}$

= 4 cos2A
RHS


Related Notes And Solutions:

Link: Introduction To Trigonometry
Link: Values of Trigonometric Ratios
Link: Compound Angles

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