document.write( "Question 1191002: Prove that : cos(72°) =(1/2)sqrt(4sin²(36)-1) \n" ); document.write( "
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\n" ); document.write( "Prove that : \"cos%2872%29+=%281%2F2%29sqrt%284sin%5E2%2836%29-1%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "solve left side:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"cos+%2872%29\" .....use identity \"cos%28+72%29++=cos+%2890+-+18%29\"°\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "use identity\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"cos%28a-b%29=sin%28a%29+sin%28b%29+%2B+cos%28a%29+cos%28b%29\"........where \"a=90\"° and \"b=18\"°\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \"cos+%2890+-+18%29+=sin%2890%29+sin%2818%29+%2B+cos%2890%29+cos%2818%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"+cos+%2890+-+18%29+=1%2A+sin%2818%29+%2B+0%2Acos%2818%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"cos+%2890+-+18%29+=+sin%2818%29+\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"cos+%2890+-+18%29+=%281%2F4%29+%28sqrt%285%29+-+1%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "solve right side:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%281%2F2%29sqrt%284sin%5E2%2836%29-1%29\".....\"sin%5E2%2836%29=5%2F8+-+sqrt%285%29%2F8\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "=\"%281%2F2%29sqrt%284+%285%2F8+-+sqrt%285%29%2F8%29+-+1%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "=\"%281%2F2%29sqrt%28%281%2F2%29+%283+-+sqrt%285%29%29%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "=\"%281%2F2%29%28sqrt%285%29%2F2+-+1%2F2%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "=\"%281%2F4%29%28sqrt%285%29+-+1%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "so, both sides have same answer\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"cos%2872%29+=%281%2F2%29sqrt%284sin%5E2%2836%29-1%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%281%2F4%29%28sqrt%285%29+-+1%29=%281%2F4%29%28sqrt%285%29+-+1%29\" ->proven\r
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