To prove this identity, we start by applying the angle sum identity for cosine:
cos(A + B) = cosA cosB - sinA sinB
Here, A = 7x and B = 8x:
cos(7x + 8x) = cos7x cos8x - sin7x sin8cos15x = cos7x cos8x - sin7x sin8x
Now, let's apply the angle sum identity for sine:
sin(A + B) = sinA cosB + cosA sinB
Again, A = 7x and B = 8x:
sin(7x + 8x) = sin7x cos8x + cos7x sin8sin15x = sin7x cos8x + cos7x sin8x
We know that cos(15x) = sqrt(3)/2 and sin(15x) = 1/2 (using 15 degrees as reference angles in the unit circle). Therefore:
cos7x cos8x - sin7x sin8x = sqrt(3)/sin7x cos8x + cos7x sin8x = 1/2
We now have a system of two equations:
1) cos7x cos8x - sin7x sin8x = sqrt(3)/2) sin7x cos8x + cos7x sin8x = 1/2
We can now square both equations and add them together to simplify:
(cos7x cos8x)^2 - 2(cos7x cos8x)(sin7x sin8x) + (sin7x sin8x)^2 + (sin7x cos8x)^2 + 2(sin7x cos8x)(cos7x sin8x) + (cos7x sin8x)^2 = (sqrt(3))^2/2^2 + (1)^2/2^(cos7x cos8x)^2 - 2(cos7x cos8x)(sin7x sin8x) + (sin7x sin8x)^2 + (sin7x cos8x)^2 + 2(sin7x cos8x)(cos7x sin8x) + (cos7x sin8x)^2 = 3/4 + 1/(cos7x cos8x - sin7x sin8x)^2 + (sin7x cos8x + cos7x sin8x)^2 = 1
Hence, we have proved that cos(7x)cos(8x) + sin(7x)sin(8x) = sqrt(3)/2.
To prove this identity, we start by applying the angle sum identity for cosine:
cos(A + B) = cosA cosB - sinA sinB
Here, A = 7x and B = 8x:
cos(7x + 8x) = cos7x cos8x - sin7x sin8
cos15x = cos7x cos8x - sin7x sin8x
Now, let's apply the angle sum identity for sine:
sin(A + B) = sinA cosB + cosA sinB
Again, A = 7x and B = 8x:
sin(7x + 8x) = sin7x cos8x + cos7x sin8
sin15x = sin7x cos8x + cos7x sin8x
We know that cos(15x) = sqrt(3)/2 and sin(15x) = 1/2 (using 15 degrees as reference angles in the unit circle). Therefore:
cos7x cos8x - sin7x sin8x = sqrt(3)/
sin7x cos8x + cos7x sin8x = 1/2
We now have a system of two equations:
1) cos7x cos8x - sin7x sin8x = sqrt(3)/
2) sin7x cos8x + cos7x sin8x = 1/2
We can now square both equations and add them together to simplify:
(cos7x cos8x)^2 - 2(cos7x cos8x)(sin7x sin8x) + (sin7x sin8x)^2 + (sin7x cos8x)^2 + 2(sin7x cos8x)(cos7x sin8x) + (cos7x sin8x)^2 = (sqrt(3))^2/2^2 + (1)^2/2^
(cos7x cos8x)^2 - 2(cos7x cos8x)(sin7x sin8x) + (sin7x sin8x)^2 + (sin7x cos8x)^2 + 2(sin7x cos8x)(cos7x sin8x) + (cos7x sin8x)^2 = 3/4 + 1/
(cos7x cos8x - sin7x sin8x)^2 + (sin7x cos8x + cos7x sin8x)^2 = 1
Hence, we have proved that cos(7x)cos(8x) + sin(7x)sin(8x) = sqrt(3)/2.