Calculus (3rd Edition)

Published by W. H. Freeman
ISBN 10: 1464125260
ISBN 13: 978-1-46412-526-3

Chapter 1 - Precalculus Review - Chapter Review Exercises - Page 37: 45

Answer

(a) $a=\pi/3,\ \ b=\pi/6$ (b) $a= \pi$ (other answers are possible.)

Work Step by Step

(a) Consider the values: $a=\pi/3,\ \ b=\pi/6$ Then we have \begin{align*} \cos a&= \frac{1}{2}\\ \cos b&= \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2} \end{align*} But $$\cos (a+b)=\cos (\pi/2)=0$$ Thus, we see that $$\cos (a+b) \neq \cos a+\cos b$$ (b) Consider $a= \pi$: \begin{align*} \cos(a/2)&=0\\ \frac{\cos a}{2}&=-0.5 \end{align*} Thus $$\cos \frac{a}{2} \neq \frac{\cos a}{2}$$
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