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If `cos(alpha-beta)+cos(beta-gamma)+cos(gamma-alpha)=-3/2` , prove that `cosalpha+cosbeta+cosgamma=sinalpha+sinbeta+singamma=0`

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To prove that \( \cos \alpha + \cos \beta + \cos \gamma = 0 \) and \( \sin \alpha + \sin \beta + \sin \gamma = 0 \) given that \( \cos(\alpha - \beta) + \cos(\beta - \gamma) + \cos(\gamma - \alpha) = -\frac{3}{2} \), we can follow these steps: ### Step 1: Rewrite the cosine differences Using the cosine difference identity, we can express each term in the equation: \[ \cos(\alpha - \beta) = \cos \alpha \cos \beta + \sin \alpha \sin \beta \] \[ ...
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