prove
cos20 cos100+cos100 cos140-cos140 cos200=-3/4
cos20.cos100 = ( By 2cosa.cosb = cos(a + b)cos(a - b))
Similarly,
cos100cos140 = (1/2)(cos240 + cos40)
-cos140cos200 = -(1/2)(cos340 + cos60)
So, cos20cos100+cos100cos140-cos140cos200
= (1/2)[cos120 + cos80 + cos240 + cos40 – cos340 – cos60]
= (1/2)[-1/2 + cos80 – 1/2 + cos40 – cos340 – 1/2]
= (1/2)[-3/2 + cos80 + cos40 – cos340]
= (1/2)[-3/2 + 2cos60cos20 – cos340] (using cos c+cosd= 2cos(c+d)/2 cos(c-d)/2)
= (1/2)[-3/2 + cos20 – cos340] ( as cos 60=1/2)
= (1/2)[-3/2 + cos20 – cos(360-20)]
= (1/2)[-3/2 + cos20 – cos(-20)]
= (1/2)[-3/2+0]
= -3/4
= RHS
Similarly,
cos100cos140 = (1/2)(cos240 + cos40)
-cos140cos200 = -(1/2)(cos340 + cos60)
So, cos20cos100+cos100cos140-cos140cos200
= (1/2)[cos120 + cos80 + cos240 + cos40 – cos340 – cos60]
= (1/2)[-1/2 + cos80 – 1/2 + cos40 – cos340 – 1/2]
= (1/2)[-3/2 + cos80 + cos40 – cos340]
= (1/2)[-3/2 + 2cos60cos20 – cos340] (using cos c+cosd= 2cos(c+d)/2 cos(c-d)/2)
= (1/2)[-3/2 + cos20 – cos340] ( as cos 60=1/2)
= (1/2)[-3/2 + cos20 – cos(360-20)]
= (1/2)[-3/2 + cos20 – cos(-20)]
= (1/2)[-3/2+0]
= -3/4
= RHS