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Trigonometry

If sin 2a + sin 2b = 1/2 and cos 2a + cos2b = 3/2, then cos^2(a-b) is equal to
(A) 3/8
(B) 5/8 [correct answer]
(C) ¾
(D) 5/4
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Profile image of Anushka Khuspe
7 Years agoGrade
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Profile image of Saurabh Koranglekar
ApprovedApproved Tutor Answer7 Years ago
Dear Anushka Khuspe



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Answer is C

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Profile image of Anushka Khuspe
7 Years ago
Thank you for your attempt to this question. It really helped me. 
The only thing is, the rest of the solution is correct but I think that you have done some mistake in the last line of the solution (regarding the identity of trigonometry used) and by correcting that error I get the answer as 5/8...which is probably the correct answer. 
Profile image of Saurabh Koranglekar
7 Years ago
cos(2(a-b)) = ¼ and not ½

you are correct

thanks and keep posting

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