document.write( "Question 1086276: I need to simplify 2cos^2(θ/3)-1 using a double-angle formula. I really can't figure it out, thank you! \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #700437 by Edwin McCravy(20062)\"\" \"About 
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document.write( "\"2cos%5E2%28theta%2F3%29-1\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "The double angle formula to use is this one\r\n" );
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document.write( "        \"cos%282alpha%29+=+2cos%5E2%28alpha%29-1\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "We substitute \"theta%2F3\" for \"alpha\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "        \"cos%282%2Aexpr%28theta%2F3%29%29+=+2cos%5E2%28theta%2F3%29-1\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "The right side of that equation is what we're given,\r\n" );
document.write( "so the answer is the left side:\r\n" );
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document.write( "        \"cos%282%2Aexpr%28theta%2F3%29%29\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "which can be also be written as\r\n" );
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document.write( "       \"cos%28%282theta%29%2F3%29%29\" or\r\n" );
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document.write( "       \"cos%28expr%282%2F3%29%2Atheta%29\"\r\n" );
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