Write the given expression as an algebraic expression in x.
cos(2 cos^−1 x)
I'm not really sure how to get this one. I've made 6 attempts and they've all been wrong. I know this one probably isn't that hard, I'm just not approaching it right.
cos(2 cos^−1 x)
I'm not really sure how to get this one. I've made 6 attempts and they've all been wrong. I know this one probably isn't that hard, I'm just not approaching it right.
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y = cos(2cosˉ¹(x))
Let's make a substitution that will clarify this a bit:
Let θ = cosˉ¹(x) then use the double angle identity to write
y = cos(2θ) = cos²θ -sin²θ = 2cos²θ -1
Now, since θ is the angle whose cosine is x we can substitute:
y = 2x² -1
cos(2cosˉ¹(x)) = 2x² -1
Let's make a substitution that will clarify this a bit:
Let θ = cosˉ¹(x) then use the double angle identity to write
y = cos(2θ) = cos²θ -sin²θ = 2cos²θ -1
Now, since θ is the angle whose cosine is x we can substitute:
y = 2x² -1
cos(2cosˉ¹(x)) = 2x² -1