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Multiple-Angle Formulas


 



For n a positive integer, expressions of the form sin(nx), cos(nx), and tan(nx) can be expressed in terms of sinx and cosx only using the Euler formula and binomial theorem.


For sin(nx),















































sin(nx) = (e^(inx)-e^(-inx))/(2i)
(1)

= ((e^(ix))^n-(e^(-ix))^n)/(2i)
(2)

= ((cosx+isinx)^n-(cosx-isinx)^n)/(2i)
(3)

= sum_(k=0)^(n)(n; k)(cos^kx(isinx)^(n-k)-cos^kx(-isinx)^(n-k))/(2i)
(4)

 
(5)

= sum_(k=0)^(n)(n; k)cos^kxsin^(n-k)x(i^(n-k)-(-i)^(n-k))/(2i)
(6)

= sum_(k=0)^(n)(n; k)cos^kxsin^(n-k)xsin[1/2(n-k)pi].
(7)


Particular cases for multiple angle formulas for sinx are given by



































sin(2x) = 2cosxsinx
(8)

sin(3x) = 3cos^2xsinx-sin^3x
(9)

sin(4x) = 4cos^3xsinx-4cosxsin^3x
(10)

sin(5x) = 5cos^4xsinx-10cos^2xsin^3x+sin^5x.
(11)

 
(12)


The function sin(nx) can also be expressed as a polynomial in sinx (for n odd) or cosx times a polynomial in sinx as










 sin(nx)={(-1)^((n-1)/2)T_n(sinx)   for n odd; (-1)^(n/2-1)cosxU_(n-1)(sinx)   for n even,
(13)



where T_n is a Chebyshev polynomial of the first kind and U_n is a Chebyshev polynomial of the second kind. The first few cases are





























sin(2x) = 2cosxsinx
(14)

sin(3x) = 3sinx-4sin^3x
(15)

sin(4x) = cosx(4sinx-8sin^3x)
(16)

sin(5x) = 5sinx-20sin^3x+16sin^5x.
(17)


Similarly, sin(nx) can be expressed as sinx times a polynomial in cosx as










 sin(nx)=sinxU_(n-1)(cosx).
(18)



The first few cases are





























sin(2x) = 2cosxsinx
(19)

sin(3x) = sinx(-1+4cos^2x)
(20)

sin(4x) = sinx(-4cosx+8cos^3x)
(21)

sin(5x) = sinx(1-12cos^2x+16cos^4x).
(22)


Bromwich (1991) gave the formula










 sin(na)={nx-(n(n^2-1^2)x^3)/(3!)+(n(n^2-1^2)(n^2-3^2)x^5)/(5!)-...   for n odd; ncosa[x-((n^2-2^2)x^3)/(3!)+((n^2-2^2)(n^2-4^2)x^5)/(5!)-...]   for n even,
(23)



where x=sina.


For cos(nx), the multiple-angle formula can be derived as















































cos(nx) = (e^(inx)+e^(-inx))/2
(24)

= ((e^(ix))^n+(e^(-ix))^n)/2
(25)

= ((cosx+isinx)^n+(cosx-isinx)^n)/2
(26)

= sum_(k=0)^(n)(n; k)(cos^kx(isinx)^(n-k)+cos^kx(-isinx)^(n-k))/2
(27)

 
(28)

= sum_(k=0)^(n)(n; k)cos^kxsin^(n-k)x(i^(n-k)+(-i)^(n-k))/2
(29)

= sum_(k=0)^(n)(n; k)cos^kxsin^(n-k)xcos[1/2(n-k)pi].
(30)


The first few values are



































cos(2x) = cos^2x-sin^2x
(31)

cos(3x) = cos^3x-3cosxsin^2x
(32)

cos(4x) = cos^4x-6cos^2xsin^2x+sin^4x
(33)

cos(5x) = cos^5x-10cos^3xsin^2x+5cosxsin^4x.
(34)

 
(35)


The function cos(nx) can also be expressed as a polynomial in sinx (for n even) or cosx times a polynomial in sinx as










 cos(nx)={(-1)^((n-1)/2)cosxU_(n-1)(sinx)   for n odd; (-1)^(n/2)T_n(sinx)   for n even.
(36)



The first few cases are





























cos(2x) = 1-2sin^2x
(37)

cos(3x) = cosx(1-4sin^2x)
(38)

cos(4x) = 1-8sin^2x+8sin^4x
(39)

cos(5x) = cosx(1-12sin^2x+16sin^4x).
(40)


Similarly, cos(nx) can be expressed as a polynomial in cosx as










 cos(nx)=T_n(cosx).
(41)



The first few cases are





























cos(2x) = -1+2cos^2x
(42)

cos(3x) = -3cosx+4cos^3x
(43)

cos(4x) = 1-8cos^2x+8cos^4x
(44)

cos(5x) = 5cosx-20cos^3x+16cos^5x.
(45)


Bromwich (1991) gave the formula










 cos(na)={cosa[1-((n^2-1^2)x^2)/(2!)+((n^2-1^2)(n^2-3^2)x^4)/(4!)-...]   n odd; 1-(n^2x^2)/(2!)+(n^2(n^2-2^2)x^4)/(4!)-...   n even,
(46)



where x=sina.


The first few multiple-angle formulas for tan(nx) are























tan(2x) = (2tanx)/(1-tan^2x)
(47)

tan(3x) = (3tanx-tan^3x)/(1-3tan^2x)
(48)

tan(4x) = (4tanx-4tan^3x)/(1-6tan^2x+tan^4x)
(49)


are given by Beyer (1987, p. 139) for up to n=6.


Multiple-angle formulas can also be written using the recurrence relations























sin(nx) = 2sin[(n-1)x]cosx-sin[(n-2)x]
(50)

cos(nx) = 2cos[(n-1)x]cosx-cos[(n-2)x]
(51)

tan(nx) = (tan[(n-1)x]+tanx)/(1-tan[(n-1)x]tanx).
(52)

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