JEE Main & Advanced Mathematics Trigonometric Identities Question Bank Critical Thinking

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    \[2\,{{\sin }^{2}}\beta +4\,\,\cos \,(\alpha +\beta )\,\,\sin \,\alpha \,\sin \,\beta +\cos \,2\,(\alpha +\beta )=\] [MNR 1993; IIT 1977]

    A) \[\sin \,\,2\alpha \]

    B) \[\cos \,\,2\beta \]

    C) \[\cos \,\,2\alpha \]

    D) \[\sin \,\,2\beta \]

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

    \[\cos 2(\alpha +\beta )=2{{\cos }^{2}}(\alpha +\beta )-1,\,2{{\sin }^{2}}\beta =1-\cos 2\beta \] L.H.S. \[=-\cos 2\beta +2\cos (\alpha +\beta )\,[2\sin \alpha \sin \beta +\cos (\alpha +\beta )]\] \[=-\cos 2\beta +2\cos (\alpha +\beta )\cos (\alpha -\beta )\] \[=-\cos 2\beta +(\cos 2\alpha +\cos 2\beta )=\cos 2\alpha \].


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