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sin10x+cos10x=(29/16)cos4(2x)

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Lokesh Verma ·

sin2x=a
cos2x=b
a+b=1

so LHS is a5+b5 = (a+b) (a4-a3b+a2b2-ab3+b4)

=a4-a3b+a2b2-ab3+b4

cos4(2x) = (b-a)4

also a4+b4 = a4+b4 -2a2b2+2a2b2
= (a2-b2)2+2a2b2
= (a-b)2(a+b)2+2a2b2
= (a-b)2+2a2b2
= a2+b2-2ab+2a2b2

also make similar reductions for cubes!

a3b+ab3 = ab(a2+b2)

ab(a2+b2+2ab-2ab)
= ab(1-2ab)

using these u will be able to reduce everything in terms of ab and (ab)2 wchich is a quadratic...

then it should be fairly simple :)

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