Mauren Williams

Project 2
Part I proofs and derivations
1) Show that cosine is even
f (t ) =cos (t ) = y=cost =f (t)
2) Show that tangent is odd
f (t ) =tan (t ) = y=tan ( t )=f (t)

3) derive a formula for cos 3, in terms of cos and sin or just cos
2

cos 3 =cos 2 +cos=cos sin +cos

Part II conceptual questions

1) True or False: Because sin(t) = sin t, it can be said that the sine of a negative angle is a
negative number.
True. The sine of a negative angle is negative, which means that the number would also be
negative.
Part III application
1) Answer the following: A weight is attached to a spring suspended vertically from a ceiling.
When a driving force is applied to the system, the weight moves vertically from its equilibrium
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1
position, and this motion is modeled by y= 3 sin 2 t+ 4 cos 2t where y is the distance from
equilibrium (in feet) and t is the time (in seconds).
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2
a) Use the identity asinB +bcosB= a +b sin ( B+C)

write the model in the form

where C = arctan(b/a), a> 0, to

y= a 2+b 2sin ( Bt +C) .

b) Find the amplitude of the oscillations of the weight.

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3
2
2
25/144
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1
1 +1
1
7
4
sin 2t + cos 2 t =
sin 2 t+ arctan
=
sin 2t +cos =
3
4
3 4
4
12
3

c) Find the frequency of the oscillations of the weight.