Trigonometric Identities Question 2

Question: $ 2\sin A{{\cos }^{3}}A-2{{\sin }^{3}}A\cos A= $

[Roorkee 1975; Kerala (Engg.) 2001]

Options:

A) $ \sin 4A $

B) $ \frac{1}{2}\sin 4A $

C) $ \frac{1}{4}\sin 4A $

D) None of these

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Answer:

Correct Answer: B

Solution:

$ 2\sin A{{\cos }^{3}}A-2{{\sin }^{3}}A\cos A $ $ =2\sin A\cos A({{\cos }^{2}}A-{{\sin }^{2}}A) $ $ =2\sin A\cos A\cos 2A=\sin 2A\cos 2A=\frac{1}{2}\sin 4A $ .