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Re: Any Math Heads Out There?

Date 2026-01-03 21:36 -0500
Subject Re: Any Math Heads Out There?
Newsgroups comp.os.linux.advocacy, sci.physics
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From CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge>
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On 2026-01-03 21:17, pothead wrote:
> On 2026-01-04, Physfitfreak <physfitfreak@gmail.com> wrote:
>> On 12/24/25 7:30 AM, Farley Flud wrote:
>>> Any math heads out there?
>>>
>>> The following two expressions are equal.  That is, substituting any value
>>> of t in the expressions will produce the same value.
>>>
>>> Yet, I cannot reduce one to the other using algebra and the trig identities.
>>> It must be possible but I can't find a way to do it.
>>>
>>> Can you?
>>>
>>> Eternal fame awaits the person who can solve this.
>>>
>>>
>>> Expression 1:
>>>
>>> ⎛                      _______________                                                      ⎞
>>> ⎜      _              ╱          2                ⎛           4              2    ⎞         ⎟
>>> ⎜8 ⋅ ╲╱3 ⋅ cos(t) ⋅ ╲╱ 3 ⋅ cos(t)  + 1 ⋅ sin(t) + ⎝27 ⋅ cos(t)  + 18 ⋅ cos(t)  + 3⎠ ⋅ sin(t)⎟
>>> ⎜───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────⎟
>>> ⎜                                         4              2                                  ⎟
>>> ⎝                              36 ⋅ cos(t)  + 24 ⋅ cos(t)  + 4                              ⎠
>>>
>>>
>>> Expression 2:
>>>
>>> ⎛   _______________                                                         ⎞
>>> ⎜  ╱          2       ⎛          2    ⎞                  _                  ⎟
>>> ⎜╲╱ 3 ⋅ cos(t)  + 1 ⋅ ⎝9 ⋅ cos(t)  + 3⎠ ⋅ sin(t) + 8 ⋅ ╲╱3 ⋅ cos(t) ⋅ sin(t)⎟
>>> ⎜───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────⎟
>>> ⎜                     _______________                                       ⎟
>>> ⎜                    ╱          2       ⎛           2    ⎞                  ⎟
>>> ⎝                  ╲╱ 3 ⋅ cos(t)  + 1 ⋅ ⎝12 ⋅ cos(t)  + 4⎠                  ⎠
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>> They're equal. Place the two expressions on either sides of an equal
>> sign. Factor out and get rid of sin(t). Then do the following substitution:
>>
>> a = square root of (3cost^2 +1)
>>
>> Both sides will quickly reduce to the same result in terms of a.
> 
> Correct.
> 
> Factor.
> Simplify the fraction
> Factor once more.
> Simplify the fraction again.
> 
> Both expressions are equal.
> 
> Easy peasy.

Man, how I wish I could still do math.

-- 
CrudeSausage
John 14:6
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