# calculus

verify the following identity
cos(x+y) + cos(x-y)=2cosxcosy

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1. cos(a+b)=cos(a)cos(b)-sin(a)sin(b)
cos(a-b)=cos(a)cos(b)+sin(a)sin(b)
What happens when you add the two together?

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