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Double Angle Formula

Trigonometry the study of the relationships which involve angles,
lengths, and heights of triangles. It has many useful identities for
learning and deriving the many equations and formulas in science. This
article looks at some specific kinds of trigonometric formulae which are
popular as the double angle formulae. They are known as this because
they involve trigonometric functions of double angles. We shall learn
the double angle formula with examples. Let us begin!

What is a Double Angle?

Double angle identities and formula are useful for solving certain
integration problems where a double formula may make things much
simpler to solve. Thus in math as well as in physics, these formulae are
useful to derive many important identities. Notice that there are many
listings for the double angle for sine, cosine, and tangent.

The Double Angle Formula

We may start by recalling the addition formulae of trigonometry ratios
with two angles A and B. Students, are already knowing these.
 sin(X + Y ) = sinXcosY + cosXsinY

cos(X + Y ) = cosXcosY − sinXsinY

tanX+tanY
tan(X + Y ) =
1−tanXtanY

We may consider what happens if we let Y equal to X. Then the first of

these formulae will become:
sin(X + X) = sinXcosX + cosXsinX

So, sin2X = 2sinXcosX

This is the first double-angle formula. Here we are using the doubling of
the angle (as in 2X). Now, if we put Y equal to X in the second addition
formula then we have,

cos(X + X) = cosXcosX − sinXsinX

i.e. 2
cos2X = cos X– sin X
2

And this is our second double angle formula.

Similarly,

tanX+tanX
tan(X + X) =
1−tanXtanX

So that, tan2X =
2tanX
2
1–tan X

These three double angle formulae are popular as well as much useful.

Solved Examples for Double Angle Formula

Q.1: If sinx = f rac35 . Then find cos 2x.

Solution: We have
 2
Cos2x = 1 − 2sin x

3 2
cos2x = 1– 2( )
5

7
cos2x =
25

Thus cos2x =
7

25

Example-2: Solve the equation given as: sin2x = sinx, 0 ≤ x < π

Solution: In this case we will use the double angle formulae as

sin2x = 2sinxcosx.

This will give, 2sinxcosx = sinx

We will rearrange this and factorise as follows:

2sinxcosx − sinx = 0

sinx(2cosx − 1) = sinx = 0

or (2cosx– 1) = 0

We will deal the first one with sin x = 0. Which will give x = 0, in the
given interval.

Also, the equation 2cosx − 1 = 0 will give

1
cosx =
2

i.e.x
π
=
3

Thus solutions of the equation are 0 and

π

3
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One response to “Equation Formula”

1. KUCKOO B says:
March 20, 2021 at 12:17 pm

I get a different answer for first example.

I got Q1 as 20.5
median 23 and
Q3 26

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