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Algebra.Com's Answer #230383 by Edwin McCravy(20062)\"\" \"About 
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\"cos%28A%2BB%29sin%28C%2BD%29\"\"%22=%22\"\"cos%28A-B%29sin%28C-D%29\"
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Using well known formulas:\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"%22%5B%22\"\"cos%28A%29cos%28B%29-sin%28A%29sin%28B%29\"\"%22%5D%22%2A%22%5B%22\"\"%28sin%28C%29cos%28D%29%2Bcos%28C%29sin%28D%29%29\"\"%22%5D%22\"\"%22=%22\"\"%22%5B%22\"\"cos%28A%29cos%28B%29%2Bsin%28A%29sin%28B%29\"\"%22%5D%22%2A%22%5B%22\"\"%28sin%28C%29cos%28D%29-cos%28C%29sin%28D%29%29\"\"%22%5D%22\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "Using \"FOIL\" on both sides:\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"cos%28A%29cos%28B%29sin%28C%29cos%28D%29\"\"%22%22%2B%22%22\"\"cos%28A%29cos%28B%29cos%28C%29sin%28D%29\"\"%22%22-%22%22\"\"sin%28A%29sin%28B%29sin%28C%29cos%28D%29\"\"%22%22-%22%22\"\"sin%28A%29sin%28B%29cos%28C%29sin%28D%29\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"%22%22=%22%22\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"cos%28A%29cos%28B%29sin%28C%29cos%28D%29\"\"%22%22-%22%22\"\"cos%28A%29cos%28B%29cos%28C%29sin%28D%29\"\"%22%22%2B%22%22\"\"sin%28A%29sin%28B%29sin%28C%29cos%28D%29\"\"%22%22-%22%22\"\"sin%28A%29sin%28B%29cos%28C%29sin%28D%29\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "(Notice that it took two lines to write that equation because it was so long!\r\n" );
document.write( "The left side, then the equal sign, then the right side.)\r\n" );
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document.write( "The first terms on each side are the same, so they cancel.\r\n" );
document.write( "The last terms on each side are also the same so they cancel:\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"cross%28cos%28A%29cos%28B%29sin%28C%29cos%28D%29%29\"\"%22%22%2B%22%22\"\"cos%28A%29cos%28B%29cos%28C%29sin%28D%29\"\"%22%22-%22%22\"\"sin%28A%29sin%28B%29sin%28C%29cos%28D%29\"\"%22%22-%22%22\"\"cross%28sin%28A%29sin%28B%29cos%28C%29sin%28D%29%29\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"%22%22=%22%22\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"cross%28cos%28A%29cos%28B%29sin%28C%29cos%28D%29%29\"\"%22%22-%22%22\"\"cos%28A%29cos%28B%29cos%28C%29sin%28D%29\"\"%22%22%2B%22%22\"\"sin%28A%29sin%28B%29sin%28C%29cos%28D%29\"\"%22%22-%22%22\"\"cross%28sin%28A%29sin%28B%29cos%28C%29sin%28D%29%29\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "So all we have left is this:\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"cos%28A%29cos%28B%29cos%28C%29sin%28D%29\"\"%22%22-%22%22\"\"sin%28A%29sin%28B%29sin%28C%29cos%28D%29\"\"%22%22=%22%22\"\"%22%22-%22%22\"\"cos%28A%29cos%28B%29cos%28C%29sin%28D%29\"\"%22%22%2B%22%22\"\"sin%28A%29sin%28B%29sin%28C%29cos%28D%29\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "Add the opposites of both negative terms to both sides and we end up with:\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"2cos%28A%29cos%28B%29cos%28C%29sin%28D%29\"\"%22%22=%22%22\"\"2sin%28A%29sin%28B%29sin%28C%29cos%28D%29\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "Divide both sides by 2\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"cos%28A%29cos%28B%29cos%28C%29sin%28D%29\"\"%22%22=%22%22\"\"sin%28A%29sin%28B%29sin%28C%29cos%28D%29\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "Divide both sides by \"sin%28A%29sin%28B%29sin%28C%29sin%28D%29\",\r\n" );
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document.write( "Cancel what will cancel:\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"%22%22=%22%22\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"%28cos%28A%29cos%28B%29cos%28C%29%29%2F%28sin%28A%29sin%28B%29sin%28C%29%29\"\"%22%22=%22%22\"\"cos%28D%29%2Fsin%28D%29\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "Regroup the factors on the left:\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"%28cos%28A%29%2Fsin%28A%29%29%28cos%28B%29%2Fsin%28B%29%29%28cos%28C%29%2Fsin%28C%29%29\"\"%22%22=%22%22\"\"cos%28D%29%2Fsin%28D%29\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "Use the identity \"cos%28theta%29%2Fsin%28theta%29=cot%28theta%29\" and you end up\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"cot%28A%29cot%28B%29cot%28C%29\"\"%22%22=%22%22\"\"cot%28D%29\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "Edwin
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