double-angle identities (trigonometry)

Double-angle identities

To prove the double-angle identites, we just have to use the identities proven in addition and subtraction identities, and let \[\alpha=\beta=\theta\]

\begin{align*} \sin(\alpha+\beta)&=\sin\alpha\cos\beta+\cos\alpha\sin\beta\\ \sin(\theta+\theta)&=\sin\theta\cos\theta+\cos\theta\sin\theta\\ \therefore \sin(2\theta)&=2\sin\theta\cos\theta \end{align*} \begin{align*} \cos(\alpha+\beta)&=\cos\alpha\cos\beta-\sin\alpha\sin\beta\\ \cos(\theta+\theta)&=\cos\theta\cos\theta-\sin\theta\sin\theta\\ \therefore \cos(2\theta)&=\cos^{2}\theta-\sin^{2}\theta\\ \end{align*}

Since \[\sin^{2}\theta+\cos^{2}\theta=1\],

\begin{align*} \cos(2\theta)&=(1-\sin^{2}\theta)-\sin^{2}\theta\\ \therefore\cos(2\theta)&=1-2\sin^{2}\theta\\ \end{align*} \begin{align*} \cos(2\theta)&=\cos^{2}\theta-(1-\cos^{2}\theta)\\ \therefore\cos(2\theta)&=2\cos^{2}\theta-1 \end{align*}

Similarly,

\begin{align*} \tan(\theta+\theta)&=\frac{\tan\theta+\tan\theta}{1-\tan\theta\tan\theta}\\ \therefore \tan(2\theta)&=\frac{2\tan\theta}{1-\tan^{2}\theta} \end{align*}
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