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Ch. 4 - Laws of Sines and Cosines; Vectors
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Capitolo 4, Problema 3

Be sure that you've familiarized yourself with the first set of formulas presented in this section by working C1–C4 in the Concept and Vocabulary Check. In Exercises 1–8, use the appropriate formula to express each product as a sum or difference. cos 7x cos 3x

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Identify the appropriate product-to-sum formula for the expression \( \cos A \cos B \). The formula is: \( \cos A \cos B = \frac{1}{2} [\cos(A + B) + \cos(A - B)] \).
Substitute \( A = 7x \) and \( B = 3x \) into the formula.
Calculate \( A + B = 7x + 3x = 10x \) and \( A - B = 7x - 3x = 4x \).
Substitute these values back into the formula: \( \cos 7x \cos 3x = \frac{1}{2} [\cos(10x) + \cos(4x)] \).
Express the product \( \cos 7x \cos 3x \) as the sum \( \frac{1}{2} [\cos(10x) + \cos(4x)] \).

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