Thomas' Calculus 13th Edition

Published by Pearson
ISBN 10: 0-32187-896-5
ISBN 13: 978-0-32187-896-0

Chapter 1: Functions - Section 1.3 - Trigonometric Functions - Exercises 1.3 - Page 28: 57

Answer

See the step-by-step proof below.

Work Step by Step

As shown in the figure in the book, coordinates of C and D on the unit circle are: $ C(cosA,sinA)$ and $ D(cosB,sinB)$ The distance between C and D is: $\sqrt {(cosA-cosB)^2+(sinA-sinB)^2}$ Based on the cosines law, we have: $(cosA-cosB)^2+(sinA-sinB)^2=1^2+1^2-2cos(A-B)$ Using the identities $ sin^2A+cos^2A=1$ and $ sin^2B+cos^2B=1$, we can rewrite the above as: $ cos(A-B)=cosAcosB+sinAsinB $
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