remember the identity I told you about?
cos^2 (x) + sin^2 (x) = 1
what do you get if you solve for cos^2 (x)
and then plug that in on the left hand side
snowflake0531:
but the right says 2sin^2 y? not 1
AZ:
it says
1 - 2 sin^2 (y)
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AZ:
you need to solve for cos^2 (x) in the identity and plug it in
snowflake0531:
i don't understand
snowflake0531:
cos^2 x = 1-sinx^2 x
but it says 1-2sin^2 x
how do i plug that in
AZ:
you're getting confused between 2 sin(x) and sin^2 (x)
two different things
sin * sin gets you sin^2
sin + sin will get you 2 sin
AZ:
so yes cos^2 = 1 - sin^2
and so we go from
cos^2 - sin^2
and plugging in 1 - sin^2
what would you get
1 - sin^2 (x) - sin^2 (x)
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AZ:
imagine sin^2(x) as a
1 - a - a =
snowflake0531:
oh
snowflake0531:
oh, kay, one sec
snowflake0531:
kay, done, thanksssssssssssssssssssssss
AZ:
no problem :)
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