$\cos \left(\frac{3 \pi}{4}+x\right)-\sin \left(\frac{\pi}{4}-x\right)=$
$\cos \left(\frac{3 \pi}{4}+x\right)-\sin \left(\frac{\pi}{4}-x\right)=$
- $-\sqrt{2} \cos x$
- $-\sqrt{2} \sin x$
- $\sqrt{2} \cos x$
- $\sqrt{2} \sin x$
Solution
$\cos \left(\frac{3 \pi}{4}+x\right)-\sin \left(\frac{\pi}{4}-x\right)$
$=\left(\cos \frac{3 \pi}{4} \cos x-\sin \frac{3 \pi}{4} \sin x\right)-\left(\sin \frac{\pi}{4} \cos x-\cos \frac{\pi}{4} \sin x\right)$
$=\frac{-1}{\sqrt{2}} \cos x-\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}} \sin x-\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}} \cos x+\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}} \sin x$
$=-\sqrt{2} \cos x$
Asked in: MHT CET 2020 (14 Oct Shift 1)
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