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TrigonometryChallengeSum, Difference, and Multiple-Angle Formulas

Sum, Difference, and Multiple-Angle Formulas · Challenge problem

Angles α\alpha and β\beta both lie between 00 and π4\dfrac{\pi}{4}, with cos⁡(α+β)=35\cos(\alpha + \beta) = \dfrac{3}{5} and sin⁡(α−β)=817\sin(\alpha - \beta) = \dfrac{8}{17}. Find cos⁡2β\cos 2\beta.