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Verifying identity plz helpp!
cos(x+y) + cos(x-y) = 2cosx cosy​

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Answer:

2cosx cosy = 2cosx cosy

Explanation:

cos(x+y) + cos(x-y) = 2cosx cosy​

Use the formula for "Functions of the sum of two angles" and the "Function of the Difference of Two Angles" and substitute that in.

(Cosx cosy - sinx siny) + (cosx cosy + sinx siny)

Drop the parentheses

Cosx cosy - sinx siny + cosx cosy + sinx siny

Sinx siny can cancel

Cosx cosy + cosx cosy

This can be simplified to

2cosx cosy

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