Is cos(4x)=8cos^4(x) ?

The answer to whether cos(4x)=8cos^4(x) is False

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prove cos(4x)=8cos^4(x)

prove

cos (4 x) = 8 cos^{4} (x)

False

Solution steps

cos (4 x) = 8 cos^{4} (x)

Show that the two sides are not equal

For

cos (4 x) = 8 cos^{4} (x)

plug in

x = 0

cos (4 \cdot 0) = 1

cos (4 \cdot 0)

Simplify

= cos (0)

Use the following trivial identity:

cos (0) = 1

cos (0)

cos (x)

periodicity table with

2 πn

cycle:

x 0 \frac{π}{6} \frac{π}{4} \frac{π}{3} \frac{π}{2} \frac{2 π}{3} \frac{3 π}{4} \frac{5 π}{6} cos (x) 1 \frac{3}{2} \frac{2}{2} \frac{1}{2} 0 - \frac{1}{2} - \frac{2}{2} - \frac{3}{2} x π \frac{7 π}{6} \frac{5 π}{4} \frac{4 π}{3} \frac{3 π}{2} \frac{5 π}{3} \frac{7 π}{4} \frac{11 π}{6} cos (x) - 1 - \frac{3}{2} - \frac{2}{2} - \frac{1}{2} 0 \frac{1}{2} \frac{2}{2} \frac{3}{2}

= 1

= 1

8 cos^{4} (0) = 8

8 cos^{4} (0)

Use the following trivial identity:

cos (0) = 1

cos (0)

cos (x)

periodicity table with

2 πn

cycle:

x 0 \frac{π}{6} \frac{π}{4} \frac{π}{3} \frac{π}{2} \frac{2 π}{3} \frac{3 π}{4} \frac{5 π}{6} cos (x) 1 \frac{3}{2} \frac{2}{2} \frac{1}{2} 0 - \frac{1}{2} - \frac{2}{2} - \frac{3}{2} x π \frac{7 π}{6} \frac{5 π}{4} \frac{4 π}{3} \frac{3 π}{2} \frac{5 π}{3} \frac{7 π}{4} \frac{11 π}{6} cos (x) - 1 - \frac{3}{2} - \frac{2}{2} - \frac{1}{2} 0 \frac{1}{2} \frac{2}{2} \frac{3}{2}

= 1

= 8 \cdot 1^{4}

Simplify

= 8

The two sides are not equal

\Rightarrow False

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