Precalculus (10th Edition)

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Chapter 7 - Analytic Trigonometry - 7.5 Sum and Difference Formulas - 7.5 Assess Your Understanding - Page 489: 104

Answer

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Work Step by Step

Step 1. Letting $sin^{-1}v=x$, we have $sin(x)=v$ and $cos(x)=\sqrt {1-v^2}$ Step 2. Letting $cos^{-1}v=y$, we have $cos(y)=v$ and $sin(y)=\sqrt {1-v^2}$ Step 3. We have $cos(x+y)=cos(x)cos(y)-sin(x)sin(y)=(\sqrt {1-v^2})(v)-(v)(\sqrt {1-v^2})=0$
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