Prove that:

cos^2A + cos^2B - 2cosAcosBcos(A + B) = sin^2(A + B)

LHS:

cos2 A + cos2 B - 2cosA cosB cos(A+B).

= cos2 A + cos2 B - 2cosA cosB (cosA cosB - sinA sinB)

= cos2 A + cos2  B - 2cos2A cos2B + 2 cosA sinA cosB sinB.

RHS:

sin2(A+B)

= (sin(A+B))2

=(sinA cosB+cosA sinB)2

=sin2A cos2B+ cos2A sin2B + 2sinA cosA sinB cosB.

=(1-cos2A) cos2B + cos2A (1-cos2B) + 2sinA cosA sinB cosB.

=cos2B - cos2A cos2B + cos2A- cos2A cos2B.

=cos2 A + cos2  B - 2cos2A cos2B + 2 cosA sinA cosB sinB.

therefore, LHS = RHS.

HENCE PROVED..

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Search Question here student-name Nikita Chordia asked in Math Prove that: cos^2A + cos^2B - 2cosAcosBcos(A + B) = sin^2(A + B) SHARE 8 Follow 0 ANSWER NOW student-name Aditya Ananth answered this 71 helpful votes in Math, Class XII-Science LHS: cos2 A + cos2 B - 2cosA cosB cos(A+B). = cos2 A + cos2 B - 2cosA cosB (cosA cosB - sinA sinB) = cos2 A + cos2 B - 2cos2A cos2B + 2 cosA sinA cosB sinB. RHS: sin2(A+B) = (sin(A+B))2 =(sinA cosB+cosA sinB)2 =sin2A cos2B+ cos2A sin2B + 2sinA cosA sinB cosB. =(1-cos2A) cos2B + cos2A (1-cos2B) + 2sinA cosA sinB cosB. =cos2B - cos2A cos2B + cos2A- cos2A cos2B. =cos2 A + cos2 B - 2cos2A cos2B + 2 cosA sinA cosB sinB. therefore, LHS = RHS.
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