How do you prove (CosA + CosB)^2 + (SinA + SinB)^2 = 2[1 + cos(A - B)](cosA+cosB)2+(sinA+sinB)2=2[1+cos(A−B)]? Trigonometry Trigonometric Identities and Equations Proving Identities 1 Answer Nghi N. Jun 6, 2015 cos^A + cos^2 B + 2cos A.cos B + sin^2A + sin^2 B + 2sin A.sin B =cosA+cos2B+2cosA.cosB+sin2A+sin2B+2sinA.sinB= = 2 + (2cos A.cos B - 2sin A.sin B) = 2[1 + cos (A - B)]=2+(2cosA.cosB−2sinA.sinB)=2[1+cos(A−B)] Answer link Related questions What does it mean to prove a trigonometric identity? How do you prove \csc \theta \times \tan \theta = \sec \thetacscθ×tanθ=secθ? How do you prove (1-\cos^2 x)(1+\cot^2 x) = 1(1−cos2x)(1+cot2x)=1? How do you show that 2 \sin x \cos x = \sin 2x2sinxcosx=sin2x? is true for (5pi)/65π6? How do you prove that sec xcot x = csc xsecxcotx=cscx? How do you prove that cos 2x(1 + tan 2x) = 1cos2x(1+tan2x)=1? How do you prove that (2sinx)/[secx(cos4x-sin4x)]=tan2x2sinxsecx(cos4x−sin4x)=tan2x? How do you verify the identity: -cotx =(sin3x+sinx)/(cos3x-cosx)−cotx=sin3x+sinxcos3x−cosx? How do you prove that (tanx+cosx)/(1+sinx)=secxtanx+cosx1+sinx=secx? How do you prove the identity (sinx - cosx)/(sinx + cosx) = (2sin^2x-1)/(1+2sinxcosx)sinx−cosxsinx+cosx=2sin2x−11+2sinxcosx? See all questions in Proving Identities Impact of this question 7540 views around the world You can reuse this answer Creative Commons License