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Sum to Product

Turning sums and differences of sines and cosines into products.

sin A + sin B

sinA+sinB=2sinA+B2cosAB2\sin A + \sin B = 2 \sin\tfrac{A+B}{2} \cos\tfrac{A-B}{2}
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sin A - sin B

sinAsinB=2cosA+B2sinAB2\sin A - \sin B = 2 \cos\tfrac{A+B}{2} \sin\tfrac{A-B}{2}
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cos A + cos B

cosA+cosB=2cosA+B2cosAB2\cos A + \cos B = 2 \cos\tfrac{A+B}{2} \cos\tfrac{A-B}{2}
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cos A - cos B

cosAcosB=2sinA+B2sinAB2\cos A - \cos B = -2 \sin\tfrac{A+B}{2} \sin\tfrac{A-B}{2}
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