Precalculus: Concepts Through Functions, A Unit Circle Approach to Trigonometry (3rd Edition)

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Chapter 6 - Analytic Trigonometry - Section 6.5 Sum and Difference Formulas - 6.5 Assess Your Understanding - Page 509: 43

Answer

$\frac{\sqrt 3-2\sqrt 2}{6}$

Work Step by Step

1. $g(\alpha-\beta)=cos(\alpha-\beta)=cos\alpha cos\beta +sin\alpha sin\beta $ 2. From the given figures, we have $sin\alpha=\frac{1}{2}, cos\alpha=\frac{\sqrt 3}{2}, sin\beta=-\frac{2\sqrt 2}{3}, cos\beta=\frac{1}{3}$ 3. Thus $g(\alpha-\beta)=(\frac{\sqrt 3}{2})(\frac{1}{3})+(\frac{1}{2})(-\frac{2\sqrt 2}{3})=\frac{\sqrt 3-2\sqrt 2}{6}$
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