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Question
cos(36° − A) cos(36° + A) + cos(54° + A) cos(54° − A) = ______.
Options
cos A
cos 2A
sin A
sin 2A
MCQ
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Solution
cos(36° − A) cos(36° + A) + cos(54° + A) cos(54° − A) = cos 2A.
Explanation:
We have,
cos(36° − A) cos(36° + A) + cos(54° + A) cos(54° − A)
We know that,
cos(A + B) cos(A – B) = cos2 A – sin2 B
∴ cos(36° – A) cos(36° + A) + cos(54° + A) cos(54° – A)
= cos2 36° – sin2 A + cos2 54° – sin2 A
= cos2 36° cos2 54° – 2 sin2 A
= cos2 36° + sin2 36° – 2 sin2 A ...[∵ cos 54° = sin 36°]
= 1 – 2 sin2 A
= cos 2A
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