A trigonometry problem please?

If #32sin^6(theta)=10-15cos(2theta)+bcos(4theta)+acos(6theta)#, then prove that #tan(theta)tan(5theta)=(a+b-5)/(a-b+7)#

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Feb 1, 2018

Given

#32sin^6(theta)=10-15cos(2theta)+bcos(4theta)+acos(6theta)#

we are to prove that

#tan(theta)tan(5theta)=(a+b-5)/(a-b+7)#

#LHS=32sin^6(theta)#

#=4(2sin^2(theta))^3#

#color(red)(["using formula "2sin^2A=1-cos2A]#

#=4(1-cos2(theta))^3#

#=4-12cos2(theta)+12cos^2 2 theta-4cos^3 2theta#

#color(red)(["using formula "4cos^3A=cos3A+cosA])#

#=4-12cos2(theta)+6(1+cos 4 theta)-cos 6theta-3cos2theta#

#=10-15cos2(theta)+6cos 4 theta-cos 6theta#

#color(blue)"After cancelling common terms from both sides"##color(blue)" the given relation becomes as follows."#

#acos 6theta+bcos4theta=-cos6theta+6cos4theta#

#=>(a+1)cos 6theta=(6-b)cos4theta#

#=>(cos4theta)/(cos6theta)=(a+1)/(6-b)#

By dividendo and componendo we get

#=>(cos4theta-cos6theta) /(cos4theta+cos6theta) =((a+1)-(6-b))/((a+1)+(6-b))#

#=>(2sin5thetasintheta) /(2cos5thetacostheta) =(a+1-6+b)/(a+1+6-b)#

#=>tanthetatan5theta =(a+b-5)/(a-b+7)#

Proved