Precalculus (6th Edition) Blitzer

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Chapter 5 - Section 5.3 - Double-Angle, Power-Reducing, and Half-Angle Formulas - Exercise Set - Page 682: 88

Answer

The formula in the form of words is: the cosine of half an angle is equal to plus or minus the square root of one plus the cosine of the double angle and the whole divided by two.

Work Step by Step

We stated in words the following: $\cos \frac{\alpha }{2}=\pm \sqrt{\frac{1+\cos \alpha }{2}}.$
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