Precalculus: Concepts Through Functions, A Unit Circle Approach to Trigonometry (3rd Edition)

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Chapter 6 - Analytic Trigonometry - Section 6.7 Product-to-Sum and Sum-to-Product Formulas - 6.7 Assess Your Understanding - Page 524: 38

Answer

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Work Step by Step

Use the Sum-to-Product Formula, we have: $LHS=\frac{cos(\alpha)+cos(\beta)}{cos(\alpha)-cos(\beta)} =\frac{2cos(\frac{\alpha+\beta}{2})cos(\frac{\alpha-\beta}{2})}{-2sin(\frac{\alpha+\beta}{2})sin(\frac{\alpha-\beta}{2})} =-cot(\frac{\alpha+\beta}{2})cot(\frac{\alpha-\beta}{2})=RHS$
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