The question asks to determine the relative size or ordering of several trigonometric expressions evaluated at a given angle or range, or to compare compositions like sin(cos θ) vs cos(sin θ).
Suppose $x, y \in (0, \pi/2)$ and $x \neq y$. Which of the following statement is true? (A) $2\sin(x + y) < \sin 2x + \sin 2y$ for all $x, y$. (B) $2\sin(x + y) > \sin 2x + \sin 2y$ for all $x, y$. (C) There exist $x, y$ such that $2\sin(x + y) = \sin 2x + \sin 2y$. (D) None of the above.
Suppose $x , y \in ( 0 , \pi / 2 )$ and $x \neq y$. Which of the following statements is true? (a) $2 \sin ( x + y ) < \sin 2 x + \sin 2 y$ for all $x , y$. (b) $2 \sin ( x + y ) > \sin 2 x + \sin 2 y$ for all $x , y$. (c) There exist $x , y$ such that $2 \sin ( x + y ) = \sin 2 x + \sin 2 y$. (d) None of the above.
Let $a \in \left(\frac{3\pi}{4}, \pi\right)$, $$\begin{aligned}
& x = \sin(2a) \cdot \tan(a) \\
& y = \cos(2a) \cdot \cot(2a) \\
& z = \sin(a) \cdot \cot(2a)
\end{aligned}$$ Given these equalities. Accordingly, what are the signs of $\mathbf{x}$, $y$ and $\mathbf{z}$ respectively? A) $+, +, -$ B) $+, -, -$ C) $-, -, -$ D) $-, +, +$ E) $-, -, +$