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Prove that:  \[\sin^2 42° - \cos^2 78 = \frac{\sqrt{5} + 1}{8}\] 

 
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Solution

\[LHS = \sin^2 42° - \cos^2 78° \]
\[ = \sin^2 \left( 90°  - 48° \right) - \cos^2 \left( 90° - 12°  \right)\]
\[ = \cos^2 48°  - \sin^2 12°  \]
\[ = \cos\left( 48° + 12°  \right) \cos\left( 48°  - 12°  \right) \left[ \cos\left( A + B \right) \cos\left( A - B \right) = \cos^2 A - \sin^2 \right]\]
\[ = \cos60°  \cos36° \]
\[ = \frac{1}{2} \times \frac{\sqrt{5} + 1}{4} \left( \because \cos36°  = \frac{\sqrt{5} + 1}{4} \right)\]
\[ = \frac{\sqrt{5} + 1}{8}\]
\[ = RHS\]
\[\text{ Hence proved } .\]

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