document.write( "Question 366648: Find each exact value of cos(x-y) if cos(x)=(5)/(12) and cos(y)=(11)/(12). \n" ); document.write( "
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Since \"cos%28x%29=5%2F12\", this means that \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Now use the identity \"cos%28x-y%29=cos%28x%29cos%28y%29%2Bsin%28x%29sin%28y%29\" to get: \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So \"cos%28x-y%29=%2855%2Bsqrt%282737%29%29%2F144\" when \"cos%28x%29=5%2F12\" and \"cos%28y%29=11%2F12\"
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