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Simplify sin 3 A + cos 3 A sin A + cos A

Options

A

1 cos A cot A


B

1 sin A tan A


C

1 sin A cos A

D

1 tan A sec A

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Correct Answer :

Option C

1 sin A cos A

Solution :

The correct answer is:
1 - sin A cos A

To simplify the given expression, let us recall the algebraic identity for the sum of two cubes:
x 3 + y 3 = ( x + y ) ( x 2 - x y + y 2 )

In the numerator of the given expression, we have the sum of two cubes where x=sinA and y=cosA.

Applying the sum of cubes identity to the numerator:
sin 3 A + cos 3 A = ( sin A + cos A ) ( sin 2 A - sin A cos A + cos 2 A )

Now, substitute this factored form back into the original expression:
sin 3 A + cos 3 A sin A + cos A = ( sin A + cos A ) ( sin 2 A - sin A cos A + cos 2 A ) sin A + cos A

Since sinA+cosA0, we can cancel out the common factor (sinA+cosA) from both the numerator and the denominator:
= sin 2 A - sin A cos A + cos 2 A

Using the fundamental trigonometric identity sin2A+cos2A=1, we can group the terms:
= ( sin 2 A + cos 2 A ) - sin A cos A

Substituting 1 for sin2A+cos2A gives the simplified expression:
= 1 - sin A cos A

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