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Prove or disprove some trig identities

For each of the following, either prove the identity or provide a counterexample to show the identity is not always true.

  1. For all real x \neq 0, \sin 2x \neq 2 \sin x.
  2. For all real x, there exists a real y such that \cos (x+y) = \cos x + \cos y.
  3. For every real y, there exists a real x such that \sin (x+y) = \sin x + \sin y.
  4. There exists a real y \neq 0 such that \int_0^y \sin x \, dx = \sin y.

  1. False.
    Counterexample: Let x = \pi, then \sin 2x = \sin 2 \pi = 0, and 2 \sin x = 2 \sin \pi =0. Hence, we have x \neq 0, but \sin 2x = 2 \sin x; thus, the statement is false.
  2. False.
    Counterexample: Let x = 0, then \cos (x+y) = \cos y, but \cos x + \cos y = 1 + \cos y.
  3. True.
    Proof. Let x = 0, then \sin (x+y) = \sin y for all y, and \sin x + \sin y = \sin y for all y. \qquad \blacksquare
  4. True.
    Proof. Let y = \frac{\pi}{2}, then

        \[ \int_0^{\pi}{2} \sin x \, dx = 1 - \cos \frac{\pi}{2} = 1 \qquad \text{and} \qquad \sin \frac{\pi}{2} = 1. \qquad \blacksquare \]

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