document.write( "Question 1005071: Using Trigonometry Identities. Simplify the expression into one trigonometric function then evaluate if possible. \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Cos 13pi/18 * Cos pi/18 + Sin 13pi/18 * Sin pi/18\r
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\n" ); document.write( "Using Trigonometry Identities. Simplify the expression into one trigonometric function then evaluate if possible. \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "It is simple.  The key is to apply the subtraction formula for cosines:\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Cos(\"13pi%2F18\") * Cos(\"pi%2F18\") + Sin(\"13pi%2F18\") * Sin(\"pi%2F18\") =\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "    ( use the facts that Cos(\"pi%2F18\") = Cos(\"-pi%2F18\"), Sin(\"pi%2F18\") = -Sin(\"-pi%2F18\") )\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "= Cos(\"13pi%2F18\") * Cos(\"-pi%2F18\") - Sin(\"13pi%2F18\") * Sin(\"-pi%2F18\") = \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "= cos (\"13pi%2F18\" - \"pi%2F18\") = cos(\"12pi%2F18\") = cos(\"2pi%2F3\") = \"-1%2F2\". \r
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