SOLUTION: Express the function f(x)=5cos(2x)°-3sin(2x)° in the form f(x)=kcos(2x-α)°, where k>0 and 0≤α≤360

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Question 401136: Express the function f(x)=5cos(2x)°-3sin(2x)° in the form f(x)=kcos(2x-α)°,
where k>0 and 0≤α≤360

Answer by robertb(5830)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Let and , where
is in the 4th quadrant.
Then

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