How do you simplify cos(sin1u+cos1v)?

1 Answer
Apr 13, 2016

v1u2u1v2

Explanation:

cos(sin1u+cos1v)=

Making
sin1u=α => sinα=u
cos1v=β => cosβ=v

And using the formula

cos(α+β)=cosαcosβsinαsinβ

We get

cos(α+β)=1sin2αcosβsinα1cos2β
=1u2vu1v2
=v1u2u1v2