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Copyright © 2009 Pearson Addison-Wesley 1.1-19<br />

FINDING cos (s + t) GIVEN<br />

INFORMATION ABOUT s AND t<br />

Suppose that and both s and t<br />

are in quadrant II. Find cos(s + t).<br />

Sketch an angle s in quadrant II<br />

such that Since<br />

let y = 3 and r = 5.<br />

The Pythagorean theorem gives<br />

Since s is in quadrant II, x = –4 and<br />

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