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Multiple-Angle Formulas

For a positive integer, expressions of the form , , and can be expressed in terms of and only using the Euler formula and binomial theorem.

For ,

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Particular cases for multiple angle formulas for are given by

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The function can also be expressed as a polynomial in (for odd) or times a polynomial in as

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

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

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Similarly, can be expressed as times a polynomial in as

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The first few cases are

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Bromwich (1991) gave the formula

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

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where .

For , the multiple-angle formula can be derived as

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The first few values are

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The function can also be expressed as a polynomial in (for even) or times a polynomial in as

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

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The first few cases are

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Similarly, can be expressed as a polynomial in as

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The first few cases are

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Bromwich (1991) gave the formula

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

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where .

The first few multiple-angle formulas for are

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

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

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