Question 3 • Precalculus
Use the cosine difference identity, cos(a − b) = cos a cos b + sin a sin b. With a = 180° and b = q, this gives cos(180° − q) = cos 180° cos q + sin 180° sin q = (−1)cos q + 0 = −cos q. This is choice C.
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