document.write( "Question 1189940: Product to Sum/Sum to Product (TRIGONOMETRY)
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "We can use this identity
\n" ); document.write( "\"cos%28A%29+%2B+cos%28B%29+=+2%2Acos%28+%28A%2BB%29%2F2+%29%2Acos%28+%28A-B%29%2F2+%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "In this case, A = 38 and B = 106\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"cos%28A%29+%2B+cos%28B%29+=+2%2Acos%28+%28A%2BB%29%2F2+%29%2Acos%28+%28A-B%29%2F2+%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"cos%2838%29+%2B+cos%28106%29+=+2%2Acos%28+144%2F2+%29%2Acos%28+%28-68%29%2F2+%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"cos%2838%29+%2B+cos%28106%29+=+2%2Acos%28+72+%29%2Acos%28+-34+%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"cos%2838%29+%2B+cos%28106%29+=+2%2Acos%28+72+%29%2Acos%28+34+%29\" Recall that cos(-x) = cos(x).\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Answer: \"2%2Acos%28+72+%29%2Acos%28+34+%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "We'll use that previous identity, but in reverse.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "(A+B)/2 = 234
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\n" ); document.write( "A+B = 468
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Then add straight down
\n" ); document.write( "2A+0B = 718
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "This leads to:
\n" ); document.write( "A+B = 468
\n" ); document.write( "359+B = 468
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\n" ); document.write( "\"cos%28A%29+%2B+cos%28B%29+=+2%2Acos%28+%28A%2BB%29%2F2+%29%2Acos%28+%28A-B%29%2F2+%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"cos%28359%29+%2B+cos%28109%29+=+2%2Acos%28+234+%29%2Acos%28+125+%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2%2Acos%28+234+%29%2Acos%28+125+%29+=+cos%28359%29+%2B+cos%28109%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"cos%28+234+%29%2Acos%28+125+%29+=+%281%2F2%29%2A%28cos%28359%29+%2B+cos%28109%29%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"cos%28+234+%29%2Acos%28+125+%29+=+%281%2F2%29%2Acos%28359%29+%2B+%281%2F2%29%2Acos%28109%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Answer: \"%281%2F2%29%2Acos%28359%29+%2B+%281%2F2%29%2Acos%28109%29\"
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