Answer:
(identity has been verified)
Step-by-step explanation:
Verify the following identity:
sin(x)^4 - sin(x)^2 = cos(x)^4 - cos(x)^2
sin(x)^2 = 1 - cos(x)^2:
sin(x)^4 - 1 - cos(x)^2 = ^?cos(x)^4 - cos(x)^2
-(1 - cos(x)^2) = cos(x)^2 - 1:
cos(x)^2 - 1 + sin(x)^4 = ^?cos(x)^4 - cos(x)^2
sin(x)^4 = (sin(x)^2)^2 = (1 - cos(x)^2)^2:
-1 + cos(x)^2 + (1 - cos(x)^2)^2 = ^?cos(x)^4 - cos(x)^2
(1 - cos(x)^2)^2 = 1 - 2 cos(x)^2 + cos(x)^4:
-1 + cos(x)^2 + 1 - 2 cos(x)^2 + cos(x)^4 = ^?cos(x)^4 - cos(x)^2
-1 + cos(x)^2 + 1 - 2 cos(x)^2 + cos(x)^4 = cos(x)^4 - cos(x)^2:
cos(x)^4 - cos(x)^2 = ^?cos(x)^4 - cos(x)^2
The left hand side and right hand side are identical:
Answer: (identity has been verified)
