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Ch. 3 - Trigonometric Identities and Equations
Blitzer - Trigonometry 3rd Edition
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Capitolo 3, Problema 17

Use one or more of the six sum and difference identities to solve Exercises 13–54. In Exercises 13–24, find the exact value of each expression. cos(135° + 30°)

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Identify the sum identity for cosine, which is: \(\cos(A + B) = \cos A \cos B - \sin A \sin B\).
Assign the given angles to the variables: let \(A = 135^\circ\) and \(B = 30^\circ\).
Substitute the values into the sum identity formula: \(\cos(135^\circ + 30^\circ) = \cos 135^\circ \cos 30^\circ - \sin 135^\circ \sin 30^\circ\).
Recall or find the exact values of the trigonometric functions for these special angles: \(\cos 135^\circ\), \(\cos 30^\circ\), \(\sin 135^\circ\), and \(\sin 30^\circ\).
Plug these exact values into the expression and simplify step-by-step to find the exact value of \(\cos(165^\circ)\).

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Sum and Difference Identities

These identities express the sine, cosine, or tangent of a sum or difference of two angles in terms of the sines and cosines of the individual angles. For cosine, the sum identity is cos(A + B) = cos A cos B - sin A sin B, which allows exact evaluation of angles not commonly found on the unit circle.
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