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I'm really stuck trying to answer this question and have spent endless hours doing so.



If $a=sin(theta)+cos(phi)$ and, $b=cos(theta)+sin(phi)$, prove that $cos(theta-phi)=frac{2ab}{a^2+b^2}$.



I've tried working LHS to RHS and couldn't get, I've also tried RHS to LHS and still couldn't get it, and advice or help would be much appreciated please.



I've also tried going $ab=...$ and then trying to get it from there, that didn't come to fruition either.






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    Welcome to Math Stack Exchange. Do you know the formula for cosine of a difference?
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    Yes, $cos(theta-phi)=cos(theta)cos(phi)+sin(theta)sin(phi)$, and I went much further but was not able to poduce anything useful in the sense of the proof.
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    Set $theta=dfracpi2-psi$ and use math.stackexchange.com/questions/1833153/… or math.stackexchange.com/questions/2021356/…
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I'm really stuck trying to answer this question and have spent endless hours doing so.



If $a=sin(theta)+cos(phi)$ and, $b=cos(theta)+sin(phi)$, prove that $cos(theta-phi)=frac{2ab}{a^2+b^2}$.



I've tried working LHS to RHS and couldn't get, I've also tried RHS to LHS and still couldn't get it, and advice or help would be much appreciated please.



I've also tried going $ab=...$ and then trying to get it from there, that didn't come to fruition either.






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    Welcome to Math Stack Exchange. Do you know the formula for cosine of a difference?
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  • $begingroup$
    Yes, $cos(theta-phi)=cos(theta)cos(phi)+sin(theta)sin(phi)$, and I went much further but was not able to poduce anything useful in the sense of the proof.
    $endgroup$
    – Avinash Shastri
    4 hours ago










  • $begingroup$
    Set $theta=dfracpi2-psi$ and use math.stackexchange.com/questions/1833153/… or math.stackexchange.com/questions/2021356/…
    $endgroup$
    – lab bhattacharjee
    2 hours ago














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I'm really stuck trying to answer this question and have spent endless hours doing so.



If $a=sin(theta)+cos(phi)$ and, $b=cos(theta)+sin(phi)$, prove that $cos(theta-phi)=frac{2ab}{a^2+b^2}$.



I've tried working LHS to RHS and couldn't get, I've also tried RHS to LHS and still couldn't get it, and advice or help would be much appreciated please.



I've also tried going $ab=...$ and then trying to get it from there, that didn't come to fruition either.






trigonometry







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I'm really stuck trying to answer this question and have spent endless hours doing so.



If $a=sin(theta)+cos(phi)$ and, $b=cos(theta)+sin(phi)$, prove that $cos(theta-phi)=frac{2ab}{a^2+b^2}$.



I've tried working LHS to RHS and couldn't get, I've also tried RHS to LHS and still couldn't get it, and advice or help would be much appreciated please.



I've also tried going $ab=...$ and then trying to get it from there, that didn't come to fruition either.






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    Welcome to Math Stack Exchange. Do you know the formula for cosine of a difference?
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    – J. W. Tanner
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  • $begingroup$
    Yes, $cos(theta-phi)=cos(theta)cos(phi)+sin(theta)sin(phi)$, and I went much further but was not able to poduce anything useful in the sense of the proof.
    $endgroup$
    – Avinash Shastri
    4 hours ago










  • $begingroup$
    Set $theta=dfracpi2-psi$ and use math.stackexchange.com/questions/1833153/… or math.stackexchange.com/questions/2021356/…
    $endgroup$
    – lab bhattacharjee
    2 hours ago


















  • $begingroup$
    Welcome to Math Stack Exchange. Do you know the formula for cosine of a difference?
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    – J. W. Tanner
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  • $begingroup$
    Yes, $cos(theta-phi)=cos(theta)cos(phi)+sin(theta)sin(phi)$, and I went much further but was not able to poduce anything useful in the sense of the proof.
    $endgroup$
    – Avinash Shastri
    4 hours ago










  • $begingroup$
    Set $theta=dfracpi2-psi$ and use math.stackexchange.com/questions/1833153/… or math.stackexchange.com/questions/2021356/…
    $endgroup$
    – lab bhattacharjee
    2 hours ago
















$begingroup$
Welcome to Math Stack Exchange. Do you know the formula for cosine of a difference?
$endgroup$
– J. W. Tanner
4 hours ago




$begingroup$
Welcome to Math Stack Exchange. Do you know the formula for cosine of a difference?
$endgroup$
– J. W. Tanner
4 hours ago












$begingroup$
Yes, $cos(theta-phi)=cos(theta)cos(phi)+sin(theta)sin(phi)$, and I went much further but was not able to poduce anything useful in the sense of the proof.
$endgroup$
– Avinash Shastri
4 hours ago




$begingroup$
Yes, $cos(theta-phi)=cos(theta)cos(phi)+sin(theta)sin(phi)$, and I went much further but was not able to poduce anything useful in the sense of the proof.
$endgroup$
– Avinash Shastri
4 hours ago












$begingroup$
Set $theta=dfracpi2-psi$ and use math.stackexchange.com/questions/1833153/… or math.stackexchange.com/questions/2021356/…
$endgroup$
– lab bhattacharjee
2 hours ago




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Set $theta=dfracpi2-psi$ and use math.stackexchange.com/questions/1833153/… or math.stackexchange.com/questions/2021356/…
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$$(i).a=sin(theta)+cos(phi)$$



$$(ii).b=cos(theta)+sin(phi)$$
$$(i)^2+(ii)^2=2+2sin(theta +phi)$$so
$$sin(theta+phi) ={(a^2+b^2)over 2}-1$$.
$$(i)*(ii)={sin(2theta)+sin(2phi) over 2}+cos(theta-phi)=sin(theta+phi)cos(theta-phi)+cos(theta-phi)$$
so$$cos(theta-phi)={abover 1+sin(theta+phi)}={2abover a^2+b^2}$$






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$$(i).a=sin(theta)+cos(phi)$$



$$(ii).b=cos(theta)+sin(phi)$$
$$(i)^2+(ii)^2=2+2sin(theta +phi)$$so
$$sin(theta+phi) ={(a^2+b^2)over 2}-1$$.
$$(i)*(ii)={sin(2theta)+sin(2phi) over 2}+cos(theta-phi)=sin(theta+phi)cos(theta-phi)+cos(theta-phi)$$
so$$cos(theta-phi)={abover 1+sin(theta+phi)}={2abover a^2+b^2}$$






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$$(i).a=sin(theta)+cos(phi)$$



$$(ii).b=cos(theta)+sin(phi)$$
$$(i)^2+(ii)^2=2+2sin(theta +phi)$$so
$$sin(theta+phi) ={(a^2+b^2)over 2}-1$$.
$$(i)*(ii)={sin(2theta)+sin(2phi) over 2}+cos(theta-phi)=sin(theta+phi)cos(theta-phi)+cos(theta-phi)$$
so$$cos(theta-phi)={abover 1+sin(theta+phi)}={2abover a^2+b^2}$$






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$$(i).a=sin(theta)+cos(phi)$$



$$(ii).b=cos(theta)+sin(phi)$$
$$(i)^2+(ii)^2=2+2sin(theta +phi)$$so
$$sin(theta+phi) ={(a^2+b^2)over 2}-1$$.
$$(i)*(ii)={sin(2theta)+sin(2phi) over 2}+cos(theta-phi)=sin(theta+phi)cos(theta-phi)+cos(theta-phi)$$
so$$cos(theta-phi)={abover 1+sin(theta+phi)}={2abover a^2+b^2}$$






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$$(i).a=sin(theta)+cos(phi)$$



$$(ii).b=cos(theta)+sin(phi)$$
$$(i)^2+(ii)^2=2+2sin(theta +phi)$$so
$$sin(theta+phi) ={(a^2+b^2)over 2}-1$$.
$$(i)*(ii)={sin(2theta)+sin(2phi) over 2}+cos(theta-phi)=sin(theta+phi)cos(theta-phi)+cos(theta-phi)$$
so$$cos(theta-phi)={abover 1+sin(theta+phi)}={2abover a^2+b^2}$$







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