A Level

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Problem

Show that cos⁡α+cos⁡β+cos⁡γ+cos⁡(α+β+γ)=4cos⁡α+β2⋅cos⁡β+γ2⋅cos⁡γ+α2\cos \alpha + \cos \beta + \cos \gamma + \cos(\alpha + \beta + \gamma) = 4 \cos \frac{\alpha + \beta}{2} \cdot \cos \frac{\beta + \gamma}{2} \cdot \cos \frac{\gamma + \alpha}{2} .

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