Question #fa8db Trigonometry Trigonometric Identities and Equations Proving Identities 1 Answer Bdub Oct 21, 2016 See Below Explanation: sin (3x)=3sin x-4sin^3 x Use the formulas sin (A+B) = sin A cos B + cos A sin B sin 2A = 2sin A cos A cos 2A = 1- 2 sin ^ 2 A Left Side: sin 3x=sin(2x+x)=sin2xcosx+cos2xsin x =2sinx cosx cosx + (1-2sin^2 x)sin x =2sinx cos^2 x+ sinx-2sin^3 x =2sinx(1-sin^2 x) + sinx-2 sin^3 x =2 sin x-2sin^3 x + sin x -2 sin^3 x =3 sin x -4 sin^ 3 x = Right Side Answer link Related questions What does it mean to prove a trigonometric identity? How do you prove \csc \theta \times \tan \theta = \sec \theta? How do you prove (1-\cos^2 x)(1+\cot^2 x) = 1? How do you show that 2 \sin x \cos x = \sin 2x? is true for (5pi)/6? How do you prove that sec xcot x = csc x? How do you prove that cos 2x(1 + tan 2x) = 1? How do you prove that (2sinx)/[secx(cos4x-sin4x)]=tan2x? How do you verify the identity: -cotx =(sin3x+sinx)/(cos3x-cosx)? How do you prove that (tanx+cosx)/(1+sinx)=secx? How do you prove the identity (sinx - cosx)/(sinx + cosx) = (2sin^2x-1)/(1+2sinxcosx)? See all questions in Proving Identities Impact of this question 1205 views around the world You can reuse this answer Creative Commons License