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Use a sum or difference formula to find the exact value of the following.cos

Use a sum or difference formula to find the exact value of the following.cos-example-1
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The identity of the sum of cos two angles is


\text{cos(a}+b)=\cos a\cos b-\sin a\sin b

Since the given expression is


\cos (3\pi)/(7)\cos (9\pi)/(28)-\sin (3\pi)/(7)\sin (9\pi)/(28)

Compare it with the identity above


\begin{gathered} a=(3\pi)/(7) \\ b=(9\pi)/(28) \end{gathered}

Then the expression can be written as cos (a + b)


\cos (3\pi)/(7)\cos (9\pi)/(28)-\sin (3\pi)/(7)\sin (9\pi)/(28)=\cos ((3\pi)/(7)+(9\pi)/(28))

To add the 2 angles equalize their denominators by finding LCM of them

Since LCM of 7 and 28 is 28, then


\cos ((3\pi)/(7)+(9\pi)/(28))=\cos ((12\pi)/(28)+(9\pi)/(28))=\cos ((12\pi+9\pi)/(28))=\cos ((21\pi)/(28))

Now we need to find cos (21pi/28)

Since the angle of measures 21pi/28 = 3pi/4 in its simplest form

Since the angle 3pi/4 is greater than pi/2 and pi, then it lies in the second quadrant

The measure of any angle in the second quadrant is between pi/2 and pi, and the value of cos any angle in the second quadrant is negative


\begin{gathered} \cos ((3\pi)/(4))=-\cos (\pi)/(4) \\ \cos (\pi)/(4)=\frac{\sqrt[]{2}}{2} \\ \cos (3\pi)/(4)=-\frac{\sqrt[]{2}}{2} \end{gathered}

The answer is


-\frac{\sqrt[]{2}}{2}OR-\frac{1}{\sqrt[]{2}}

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