Question

Cos(-170°) = _____ -cos10° cos10° cos(-10°)

Answer 1

The right answer for:

cos(-170°) = _____

is:

-cos10°

Explanation:

The cosine function is an even function, which means that for every point $(x,y)$ on the graph of $y=cos(x)$ then the point $(-x,y)$ also lies on the graph of the function. In other words, we can write:

$cos(-170^{\circ})=cos(170^{\circ})$

But:

$170^{\circ}=180^{\circ}-10^{\circ}$

So:

$cos(170^{\circ})=cos(180^{\circ}-10^{\circ})$

By property:

$cos(a-b)=cosacosb+sinasinb \\ \\ a=180^{\circ} \\ \\ b=10^{\circ} \\ \\ cos(170^{\circ} )=cos(180^{\circ} -10^{\circ})=cos180^{\circ} cos10^{\circ} +sin180^{\circ} sin10^{\circ} \\ \\ cos(170^{\circ})=-cos(10^{\circ})+0 \\ \\ \boxed{cos(170^{\circ})=-cos(10^{\circ})}$

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