document.write( "Question 505862: Please prove this using Trigonometric Identities:\r
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document.write( "sin⁴x - cos⁴x + cos²x = sin²x \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #340070 by lwsshak3(11628)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Please prove this using Trigonometric Identities: \n" ); document.write( "sin⁴x - cos⁴x + cos²x = sin²x \n" ); document.write( "** \n" ); document.write( "starting with left side: \n" ); document.write( "sin⁴x - cos⁴x + cos²x \n" ); document.write( "difference of squares \n" ); document.write( "(sin^2x+cos2^x)(sin^2x-cos^2x)+cos^2x \n" ); document.write( "sin^2x=1-cos^2x \n" ); document.write( "(1-cos^2x+cos^2x)(1-cos^2x-cos^2x)+cos^2x \n" ); document.write( "(1)(1-2cos^2x)+cos^2x \n" ); document.write( "1-2cos^2x+cos^2x \n" ); document.write( "1-cos^2x=sin^2x \n" ); document.write( "left side=right side \n" ); document.write( "Identity verified \n" ); document.write( " |