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It is given that $\cos (\theta-u)-a, \cos (\theta-\beta)-\mathrm{b}$
What is $\sin ^{2}(\alpha-\beta)+2 a b \cos (\alpha-\beta)$ equal to ?
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What is $\sin ^{2}(\alpha-\beta)+2 a b \cos (\alpha-\beta)$ equal to ?
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$a^{2}+b^{2}$
$\begin{aligned} & \sin ^{2}(\alpha-\beta)+2 a b \cos (\alpha-\beta)=1-\cos ^{2}(\alpha-\beta)+2 a b \cos \\ &(\alpha-\beta)=1-\cos (\alpha-\beta)[\cos (\alpha-\beta)-2 a b] \\ &=1-\left(a b+\sqrt{1-a^{2}} \sqrt{1-b^{2}}\right) \\ & \quad\left[a b+\sqrt{1-a^{2}} \sqrt{1-b^{2}}-2 a b\right] \\ &=1-\left(\sqrt{1-a^{2}} \sqrt{1-b^{2}}+a b\right)\left(\sqrt{1-a^{2}} \sqrt{1-b^{2}}-a b\right) \\ &=1-\left[\left(\sqrt{1-a^{2}} \sqrt{1-b^{2}}\right)^{2}-(a b)^{2}\right] \\ &=1-\left[\left(1-a^{2}\right)\left(1-b^{2}\right)-a^{2} b^{2}\right) \\ &=1-\left(1-b^{2}-a^{2}+a^{2} b^{2}-a^{2} b^{2}\right) \\ &=1-1+b^{2}+a^{2}=a^{2}+b^{2}
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