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Answer the following questions related to the difference of two cosines. a. (i) Prove that
cos
x
−
cos
3
x
=
2
sin
2
x
sin
x
\cos x - \cos 3x = 2\sin 2x\,\sin x
cos
x
−
cos
3
x
=
2
sin
2
x
sin
x
for all real
x
x
x
." b. (ii) Using the result from part (i), evaluate
cos
15
∘
−
cos
45
∘
\cos 15^{\circ} - \cos 45^{\circ}
cos
1
5
∘
−
cos
4
5
∘
."
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