Express 5cosx - 3sinx in the form Rcos(x+a).
cos(x+a)=cosxcosa-sinxsina so cosa=5 sina=3 which means tana=3/5 a=0.54 RADIANS R=sqrt(52+32). =sqrt(34) so sqrt(34)cos(x+0.54)
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