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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
Solution
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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