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(B) Let $E = \cos^2 10^\circ - \cos 10^\circ \cos 50^\circ + \cos^2 50^\circ$.Multiply and divide by $2$:$E = \frac{1}{2} [2 \cos^2 10^\circ - 2 \cos

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$\frac{3}{4}$

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(B) Let $E = \cos^2 10^\circ - \cos 10^\circ \cos 50^\circ + \cos^2 50^\circ$.Multiply and divide by $2$:$E = \frac{1}{2} [2 \cos^2 10^\circ - 2 \cos 10^\circ \cos 50^\circ + 2 \cos^2 50^\circ]$Using the identities $2 \cos^2 	heta = 1 + \cos 2	heta$ and $2 \cos A \cos B = \cos(A+B) + \cos(A-B)$:$E = \frac{1}{2} [(1 + \cos 20^\circ) - (\cos 60^\circ + \cos(-40^\circ)) + (1 + \cos 100^\circ)]$$E = \frac{1}{2} [1 + \cos 20^\circ - \frac{1}{2} - \cos 40^\circ + 1 + \cos 100^\circ]$$E = \frac{1}{2} [\frac{3}{2} + \cos 20^\circ - (\cos 40^\circ - \cos 100^\circ)]$Using $\cos C - \cos D = 2 \sin(\frac{C+D}{2}) \sin(\frac{D-C}{2})$:$\cos 40^\circ - \cos 100^\circ = 2 \sin(\frac{140^\circ}{2}) \sin(\frac{60^\circ}{2}) = 2 \sin 70^\circ \sin 30^\circ = 2 \sin 70^\circ (\frac{1}{2}) = \sin 70^\circ = \cos 20^\circ$.Substituting back:$E = \frac{1}{2} [\frac{3}{2} + \cos 20^\circ - \cos 20^\circ] = \frac{1}{2} 	imes \frac{3}{2} = \frac{3}{4}$.

The value of $\cos^2 10^\circ - \cos 10^\circ \cos 50^\circ + \cos^2 50^\circ$ is

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