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Attached is a screenshot of another problem I am having issues with. please please-example-1
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\bf cos(\alpha+\beta)cos(\alpha-\beta)\\\\ -----------------------------\\\\ \textit{using the sum identities}\\\\\ \begin{array}{ccccccll} [cos(\alpha)cos(\beta)&-&sin(\alpha)sin(\beta)]&[cos(\alpha)cos(\beta)&+&sin(\alpha)sin(\beta)]\\ a&-&b&a&+&b \end{array}\\\\ \textit{notice above, is just a difference of squares, thus} \\\\\\\ [cos(\alpha)cos(\beta)]^2-[sin(\alpha)sin(\beta)]^2\\\\ \textit{now let us distribute the exponents}\\\\


\bf cos^2(\alpha)cos^2(\beta)-sin^2(\alpha)sin^2(\beta)\\\\ -----------------------------\\\\ \textit{now, let us use the pythagorean identity of }\\\\ sin^2(\theta)+cos^2(\theta)=1\implies cos^2(\theta)=1-sin^2(\theta)\\\\ -----------------------------\\\\\ [ 1-sin^2(\alpha)][ 1-sin^2(\beta)]-sin^2(\alpha)sin^2(\beta) \\\\\\\ 1-sin^2(\beta)-sin^2(\alpha)\underline{+sin^2(\alpha)sin^2(\beta)-sin^2(\alpha)sin^2(\beta)} \\\\\\ \underline{1-sin^2(\beta)}-sin^2(\alpha)\implies cos^2(\beta)-sin^2(\alpha)
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