Find the value of the expression

Question:

 Find the value of the expression

$3\left[\sin ^{4}\left(\frac{3 \pi}{2}-\alpha\right)+\sin ^{4}(3 \pi+\alpha)\right]-2\left[\sin ^{6}\left(\frac{\pi}{2}+\alpha\right)+\sin ^{6}(5 \pi-\alpha)\right]$

Solution:

According to the question,

Let, y = 3[sin4 (3π/2 – α) + sin 4 (3π + α)] – 2[sin6 (π/2 + α) + sin6 (5π – α)]

We know that,

sin(3π/2 – α) = -cos α

sin(3π + α) = -sin α

sin(π/2 + α) = cos α

sin(5π – α) = sin α

Therefore,

y = 3[(– cos α)4 + (– sin α)4] – 2[cosα + sin6 α]

⇒ y = 3 [cos4α + sin4α] – 2[sin6α + cos6α]

⇒ y = 3[(sin2α + cos2α)2 – 2sin2α cos2α] – 2[(sin2α)3 + (cos2α)3]

Since, we know that,

sin2α + cos2α = 1

Also, we know that,

a3+b3 = (a+b)(a2 – ab + b2)

⇒ y = 3[1 – 2sin2α cos2α] – 2[(sin2α + cos2α)( cos4α + sin4α- sin2α cos2α)]

⇒ y = 3[1 – 2sin2α cos2α] – 2[cos4α + sin4α- sin2α cos2α]

⇒ y = 3[1 – 2sin2α cos2α] – 2[(sin2α + cos2α)2 – 2sin2α cos2α – sin2α cos2α]

⇒ y = 3[1 – 2sin2α cos2α] – 2[1 – 3sin2α cos2α]

⇒ y = 3 – 6sin2α cos2α – 2 + 6 sin2α cos2α

⇒ y = 1

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