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Leaving
= 2 sin( ) cos( − ) + 2 sin( ) cos( )
= 2 sin( ) [cos( − ) + cos( )]
But = 180 − ( + )
Therefore,
cos( ) = cos(180 − ( + ))
= cos(180) cos( + ) + sin(180) sin( + )
= −cos( + )
Leaving
= 2 sin( ) [cos( − ) − cos( + )]
Now
cos( − ) = cos( ) cos( ) + sin( ) sin( )
cos( + ) = cos( ) cos( ) − sin( ) sin( )
When these are subtracted,
cos( − ) − cos( + ) = 2 sin( ) sin( )
Leaving
= 4 sin( ) sin( ) sin( )
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