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Regular polygons - class-VIII

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If $A+B=\dfrac{\pi}{3}$ and $\cos{A}+\cos{B}=1$, then which of the following is true

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$\left|\cos{A}-\cos{B}\right|=\sqrt{\dfrac{2}{3}}$
B
$\cos{\left(A-B\right)}=-\dfrac{1}{3}$
💡 Explanation:

$\cos{A}+\cos{B}=1$


$\Rightarrow 2\cos{\left(\dfrac{A+B}{2}\right)}\cos{\left(\dfrac{A-B}{2}\right)}=1$

Since $A+B=\dfrac{\pi}{3}\Rightarrow \dfrac{A+B}{2}=\dfrac{\pi}{6}$
Hence $\cos{\left(\dfrac{A+B}{3}\right)}=\cos{\left(\dfrac{\pi}{6}\right)}=\dfrac{\sqrt{3}}{2}$

$\Rightarrow 2\cos{\left(\dfrac{A-B}{2}\right)}=\dfrac{1}{\dfrac{\sqrt{3}}{2}}$

$\Rightarrow \cos{\left(\dfrac{A-B}{2}\right)}=\dfrac{1}{\sqrt{3}}$

Squaring both sides, we get

${\cos}^{2}{\left(\dfrac{A-B}{2}\right)}=\dfrac{1}{3}$

$\Rightarrow 2{\cos}^{2}{\left(\dfrac{A-B}{2}\right)}=\dfrac{2}{3}$

$\Rightarrow 2{\cos}^{2}{\left(\dfrac{A-B}{2}\right)}-1=\dfrac{2}{3}-1=\cos {(A-B)}=\dfrac{-1}{3}$

$\left|\cos{A}-\cos{B}\right|=2\sin{\left(\dfrac{A+B}{2}\right)}\sin{\left(\dfrac{B-A}{2}\right)}$

                    $=2\times\dfrac{1}{2}\sqrt{1-\dfrac{1}{3}}$

                    $=\sqrt{\dfrac{2}{3}}$ (on simplification)

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