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what does cos2x mean?

Also how would you do it on a calculator?

 May 31, 2015

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$$cos(2x) \\
= cos^2x-sin^2x\\
=1-sin^2x-sin^2x\\
=1-2sin^2x$$

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 May 31, 2015
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Cos(2x) is just a "double angle" trig function......there's nothing to "do" on a calculator, unless we were trying to evaluate the cosine for some value of 2x where x is an angle and 2x is twice the measure of that angle.......

 

 

 May 31, 2015
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$$cos(2x) \\
= cos^2x-sin^2x\\
=1-sin^2x-sin^2x\\
=1-2sin^2x$$

Melody May 31, 2015

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