Trigonometry - Compound and Double-Angle Identities

Trigonometry - Compound and Double-Angle Identities

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Given that \(\cos(A - B) = \frac{4}{5}\), \(\sin A \sin B = \frac{1}{10}\) and that \(A\) and \(B\) are both acute angles, calculate without using a calculator, the value of each of the following.

  1. \(\cos A \cos B\)
  1. \(\cos(A + B)\)
  1. \(\sin\left(\frac{A + B}{2}\right)\)
  1. \(\tan A \tan B\)
  1. \(\sin 2A \sin 2B\)
  1. \(\sec\left(\frac{A + B}{2}\right)\)

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Answer:(i) 7/10; (ii) 1/7; (iii) 3/5; (iv) 7/25; (v) sqrt(5)/5; (vi) sqrt(5)/2

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