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Ch. 4 - Laws of Sines and Cosines; Vectors
Blitzer - Trigonometry 3rd Edition
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Capitolo 4, Problema 1

Use the following conditions to solve Exercises 1–4: 4 𝝅 sin α = ----- , ------- < α < 𝝅 5 2 5 𝝅 cos β = ------ , 0 < β < ------ 13 2 Find the exact value of each of the following. cos (α + β)

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Identify the formula for the cosine of the sum of two angles: \( \cos(\alpha + \beta) = \cos \alpha \cos \beta - \sin \alpha \sin \beta \).
Determine \( \cos \alpha \) using the Pythagorean identity: \( \sin^2 \alpha + \cos^2 \alpha = 1 \). Since \( \sin \alpha = \frac{4\pi}{5} \), calculate \( \cos \alpha \).
Determine \( \sin \beta \) using the Pythagorean identity: \( \sin^2 \beta + \cos^2 \beta = 1 \). Since \( \cos \beta = \frac{5\pi}{13} \), calculate \( \sin \beta \).
Substitute the values of \( \cos \alpha \), \( \cos \beta \), \( \sin \alpha \), and \( \sin \beta \) into the formula for \( \cos(\alpha + \beta) \).
Simplify the expression to find the exact value of \( \cos(\alpha + \beta) \).

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