- $\cot\frac{\alpha}{2}$
- $\cot\alpha$
- $\tan\frac{\alpha}{2}$
- None of these
- $\tan\frac{\alpha}{2}$
Solution:
$\frac{\sin5\alpha-\sin3\alpha}{\cos5\alpha+2\cos4\alpha+\cos3\alpha}=\frac{\sin5\alpha-\sin3\alpha}{\cos5\alpha+\cos3\alpha+2\cos4\alpha}$
$=\frac{2\sin\alpha\cos4\alpha}{2\cos4\alpha\cos\alpha+2\cos4\alpha}$
$=\frac{2\sin\alpha\cos4\alpha}{2\cos4\alpha(\cos\alpha+1)}$
$=\frac{\sin\alpha}{\cos\alpha+1}$
$=\frac{2\sin\frac{\alpha}{2}\cos\frac{\alpha}{2}}{\cos^2\frac{\alpha}{2}-\sin^2\frac{\alpha}{2}+\sin^2\frac{\alpha}{2}+\cos^2\frac{\alpha}{2}}$
$=\frac{2\sin\frac{\alpha}{2}\cos\frac{\alpha}{2}}{2\cos^2\frac{\alpha}{2}}$
$=\frac{\sin\frac{\alpha}{2}}{\cos^2\frac{\alpha}{2}}$
$=\tan\frac{\alpha}{2}$