Given that sin(a) = 2/3 and cos b = -(1/4)  with both a and b in the interval [pi/2  , pi).  Find cos(a-b) in the interval [(pi/2), pi). State how you got the negatives or positives after you found cos a and sin b

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Given that sin(a) = 2/3 and cos b = -(1/4)  with both a and b in the interval [pi/2  , pi).  Find cos(a-b) in the interval [(pi/2), pi). State how you got the negatives or positives after you found cos a and sin b 

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