If cosα+cosβ=0=sinα+sinβ then cos2α+cos2β is equal to
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a
2cos(α+β)
b
-2cos(α+β)
c
3cos(α+β)
d
None of these
answer is B.
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Detailed Solution
Given cosα+cosβ=0 and sinα+sinβ=0On squaring and subtracting both the equations, we get (cosα+cosβ)2−(sinα+sinβ)2=0⇒cos2α+cos2β+2cosαcosβ−sin2α+sin2β+2sinαsinβ=0⇒cos2α−sin2α+cos2β−sin2β+2[cosαcosβ−sinαsinβ]=0⇒cos2α+cos2β+2cos(α+β)=0⇒cos2α+cos2β=−2cos(α+β)