SOLUTION: Cos20°-cos320°+cos100°

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Question 1005639: Cos20°-cos320°+cos100°

Answer by ikleyn(52778)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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Cos20°-cos320°+cos100°
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Notice that cos(320°) = cos(40°).

Hence cos(20°) - cos(320°) = cos(20°) - cos(40°).

Now apply the formula  =  

    (see the lesson  Addition and subtraction of trigonometric functions  in this site). 

You will get cos(20°) - cos(320°) = cos(20°) - cos(40°) = -2*sin(30°)*sin(10°) = -2*.sin(10°) = -*sin(10°). 

Next, notice that the last addend, cos(100°) = -sin(10°).

It gives you the final result 

cos(20°) - cos(320°) + cos(100°) = *sin(10°) - sin(10°) = -.sin(10°).


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