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Ch. 5 - Trigonometric Identities
Lial - Trigonometry 12th Edition
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Capitolo 6, Problema 64

Write each expression as a product of trigonometric functions. See Example 8.
cos 5x + cos 8x

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Recognize that the expression is a sum of two cosine functions: \(\cos 5x + \cos 8x\).
Recall the sum-to-product identity for cosine: \(\cos A + \cos B = 2 \cos \left( \frac{A+B}{2} \right) \cos \left( \frac{A-B}{2} \right)\).
Identify \(A = 5x\) and \(B = 8x\) in the given expression.
Apply the identity by substituting \(A\) and \(B\): \(\cos 5x + \cos 8x = 2 \cos \left( \frac{5x + 8x}{2} \right) \cos \left( \frac{5x - 8x}{2} \right)\).
Simplify the arguments inside the cosine functions to express the sum as a product of cosines.

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