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De Moivre's theorem states $(\cos x+i\sin x{)}^n=\cos (nx)+i\sin (nx)$ for integer $n$. For $n=3$, expanding the cube and taking its real part givesRearranging gives the required identity withNo division by $\cos x$ is needed, so the proof also covers its zeros.

Dividing Newton's equation by the mass gives the stated model: $\ddot{z}$ is the acceleration, $\gamma \dot{z}$ represents viscous damping, $(k/m)z$ is the spring's restoring acceleration, and the right side is the applied driving force per unit mass. The complex notation is a convenience; the physical displacement is the real part. Put ${\omega }_0^2=k/m$. The homogeneous characteristic roots areFor $m,k>0$ and damping $\gamma \ge 0$, oscillations occur when ${\gamma }^2<4{\omega }_0^2$, the underdamped case of the damped harmonic oscillator.

For a steady response $z=Z{e}^{i\omega t}$, substitution givesTaking the modulus and phase givesThe phase is between zero and $\pi$ for positive damping and frequency; an unqualified arctangent loses the correct quadrant above resonance.

With the real drive $F_0\cos \omega t$ and real response $r\cos (\omega t-\varphi )$, the average driving power equals the dissipated viscous power:For $\gamma >0$, write this asIt is largest when the squared term vanishes, givingThis power peak is at ${\omega }_0$ even when the displacement-amplitude peak is shifted. The frequency bandwidth of viscous oscillator power absorption follows from the half-power condition $|{\omega }_0^2-{\omega }^2|=\gamma \omega$:In fact the bandwidth identity is exact in this model. Sharp resonance additionally gives ${\omega }_{1,2}\simeq {\omega }_0\mp \gamma /2$. With zero damping at exact resonance, there is no bounded steady harmonic response to which these finite-power formulas apply.

One scalar initial condition is needed in each case, because each equation is first order and each regular solution has one integration constant. The usual Picard-Lindelöf theorem applies locally at a regular initial point. For part (c), this requires $x_0\ne 0$ and $y_0\ne 0$; a condition at an excluded singular endpoint cannot specify a classical solution there. Arbitrary distant boundary data also need not be compatible with one common interval of existence.

Here $M^2=-I$, so its even powers alternate between $\pm I$ and its odd powers between $\pm M$. Collecting even and odd terms of the matrix exponential yieldsThus $R^{T}R=I$, $\det R=1$, and $R(\varphi )(1,0{)}^T=(\cos \varphi ,\sin \varphi {)}^T$. It is the rotation matrix for a counterclockwise rotation through angle $\varphi$, preserving lengths and orientation.