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(13) If ẞ and y be two values of which satisfy

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(14) Given a2 cos a cos ẞ+a (sin a + sin ẞ) +1=0,
a2 cos a cos y+a (sin a+sin y) +1=0,

prove that and that

a2 cos ẞ cos y+a (sin ẞ+sin y) +1=0, cos a+cos B+cos y=cos (a+B+y),

B and y being unequal and less than π.

(15) If 1 and 2 are two values of which satisfy

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shew that 1 and 0, if substituted for 0 and ø in the equation will

satisfy it.

(16) Solve the equations

cos (0+a)=sin & sin ß,

cos (+8)=sin sin a,

and shew that if 1 and 1⁄2 be the two values of p,

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n2 cannot be greater than 1+2m cos a+m2.

(18) Eliminate 0 and 4 from the equations

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GENERAL MISCELLANEOUS EXAMPLES. XLIII.

N.B. For convenience in printing, some writers use n! to denote 1.2.3...n.

(1) A person walks from one end A of a wall a certain distance a towards the West, and observes that the other end B then bears E.S. E. He afterwards walks from the end Ba distance (√2+1) a towards the South, and finds that the end ▲ bears N. W. Shew that the wall makes an angle cot-12 with the East.

(2) A man on the top of a hill observes the angles of depression a, ẞ, y of three consecutive milestones on a straight horizontal road running directly towards him; prove that the height of the hill is

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(3) sin 2 (B+y) + sin 2 (y+a) + sin 2 (a+ß)

=4 sin a sin ß sin y cos (a+B+y) +4 cos a cosẞ cos y sin (a+B+y).

(4) If 2a+23+2y=nTM,

n-1

then sin 2 (B+y)+sin 2 (y+a)+sin 2 (a+B)

=2(−1)2 {1-(-1)"} cos a cos ẞ cos y

n

+2 (−1)3 {1+(−1)"} sin a sin ẞ sin y.

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(8) Eliminate from the equations

(a+b)(x+y)=cos @ (1 + 2 sin2 8),

(a-b) (x-y)=sin (1+2 cos2 ).

(9) If cos (0-4) is a mean proportional between cos (8+) and sin (+), then

cosec 20+ sec 20=cosec 24 + sec 2p.

(10) If A+B+C=90°, then cosec A + cosec B + cosec C - 2 =cot B tan C+ cot C tan B+ cot C'tan A+ cot A tan C +cot A tan B+ cot B tan A.

(11) If tan (B+C-A) tan (C+A-B) tan (A+B-C)=1, sin 44 sin 4B sin 4C-4 cos 24 cos 2B cos 2C.

then

(12) If 4 (a+B+y)=π, prove that

cos (68+4y-8a) + cos (6y+4a-88)+cos (6a+ 48 - 8y)

(13) If

= 4 cos (5a - 2ẞ - y) cos (5ẞ - 2y - a) cos (5y – 2a – B).

=

1-x2 y2-22-2.xyz,

prove by trigonometry, that

x √(1 − x2) + y √(1 − y2) + z √√(1 − 22) = 2 √ √{(1 − x2) (1 − y2) (1 − z2}.

(14) The formulae

(2n+1)π±α, (n − 1) π + ( − 1)" (≥π—a)

represent the same series of angles.

(15) If A+B+C=(2m+1) π or 2m+, then

(sin A+cos A) (sin B+cos B) (sin C+cos C)=2 sin A. sin B. sin C +2 cos A cos B. cos C+1;

and if A+B+C=2mñ oг 2mñ – 1⁄2Ã, then

(sin A+cos A) (sin B+cos B) (sin C+cos C)=2 sin A sin B sin C +2 cos A cos B cos C-1.

(16) If sin (2n+1) A sin (B-C)+sin (2n+1) B sin (C-A) +sin (2n+1) C sin (A-B)=0, where n is an integer, then sin (n-1) A sin (n+1) (B-C)+sin (n-1) B sin (n+1) (C−A)

+sin (n-1) Csin (n+1)(A-B)=0.

(17) If sin 20+ sin 2p=sin 2a, prove that the three expressions cos e cos (a+) sin 0 sin (a — 0),

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unequal, then each of these fractions is equal to

=

sin (B+y) sin (y+a) sin (a+B)

cos (B+y) cos (y+a) cos (a+ß)+sin2 (a+ß+y)*

and cos 0:

(20) If

√2 cos A=cos B+cos3 B,

√2 sin Asin B-sin3 B,

then

sin (B-A)= cos 2B=3.

(21) If 4 cos(x − y) cos (y − z) cos (z--x)=1, prove that

1+12 cos 2 (x − y) cos 2 (y-z) cos 2 (z− x)

(22) If

=4 cos 3(x-y) cos 3 (y-z) cos 3 (z - x).

sin (B+y) − k sin (a+d)=sin (y+a) — k sin (B+8)

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where a, ß, y are unequal and each less than π, then will k2=1, and each member of the equations =0.

=

cos (B+a)+cos(a+y)_ cos (B+y)+cos (a+y)
cos (B-a)+cos (a-y) cos (y-3)+cos (a-y)'

(23) If

then

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and

(24) If x2 cos a cos ẞ+x (sin a+ sin ẞ)+1=0, x2 cos ẞ cos y +x (sin ẞ+sin y) +1=0, x2 cos y cos a +x (sin y + sin a) +1=0.

prove that

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prove that x=4 cos (a – B) cos (B − y) cos 1 (y − a).

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prove that either or must be of the form n+1π.

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