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Exercise 3.1 · Q9

Q.Prove that: 2cos⁡(π4−A)=cos⁡A+sin⁡A\sqrt{2}\cos\left(\dfrac{\pi}{4}-A\right)=\cos A+\sin A

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Step 1: Expand cos⁡(π4−A)=cos⁡π4cos⁡A+sin⁡π4sin⁡A\cos\left(\dfrac{\pi}{4}-A\right)=\cos\dfrac{\pi}{4}\cos A+\sin\dfrac{\pi}{4}\sin A.

Step 2: Since cos⁡π4=sin⁡π4=12\cos\dfrac{\pi}{4}=\sin\dfrac{\pi}{4}=\dfrac{1}{\sqrt2}: cos⁡(π4−A)=12(cos⁡A+sin⁡A)\cos\left(\dfrac{\pi}{4}-A\right)=\dfrac{1}{\sqrt2}(\cos A+\sin A). …

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