Find cos(s + t) and cos(s - t).
sin s = 2/3 and sin t = -1/3, s in quadrant II and t in quadrant IV

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Identify the given information: \(\sin s = \frac{2}{3}\) with \(s\) in quadrant II, and \(\sin t = -\frac{1}{3}\) with \(t\) in quadrant IV. Recall that in quadrant II, cosine is negative, and in quadrant IV, cosine is positive.

Use the Pythagorean identity to find \(\cos s\) and \(\cos t\). Since \(\sin^2 \theta + \cos^2 \theta = 1\), calculate \(\cos s = -\sqrt{1 - \sin^2 s}\) (negative because \(s\) is in quadrant II) and \(\cos t = +\sqrt{1 - \sin^2 t}\) (positive because \(t\) is in quadrant IV).

Write down the cosine addition and subtraction formulas: \(\cos(s + t) = \cos s \cos t - \sin s \sin t\) and \(\cos(s - t) = \cos s \cos t + \sin s \sin t\).

Substitute the values of \(\sin s\), \(\sin t\), \(\cos s\), and \(\cos t\) into the formulas for \(\cos(s + t)\) and \(\cos(s - t)\).

Simplify the expressions by performing the multiplications and combining like terms to express \(\cos(s + t)\) and \(\cos(s - t)\) in terms of known values.

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