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Find the minimum value of $cos( heta_1 + heta_2 + heta_3)$ where $ heta_1, heta_2, heta_3$ are angles on the unit circle satisfying specific conditions

Answer 1

Abigail Nelson

Samuel Scott

Let

Answer 2

Alex Thompson

Henry Green

Given $ heta_1 + heta_2 + heta_3 = pi$, we need to determine the minimum value of $cos( heta_1 + heta_2 + heta_3)$. Using the identity for the cosine of a sum of angles, we have:

$cos( heta_1 + heta_2 + heta_3) = cos(pi) = -1.$

Thus, the minimum value is $-1$.

Answer 3

Amelia Mitchell

James Taylor

Since $ heta_1 + heta_2 + heta_3 = pi$, the minimum value of $cos( heta_1 + heta_2 + heta_3)$ is:

$cos(pi) = -1.$