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Least common denominator sin(a)^(2)+cos(pi/3-a)*cos(pi/3+a)

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   2         /pi    \    /pi    \
sin (a) + cos|-- - a|*cos|-- + a|
             \3     /    \3     /
$$\sin^{2}{\left(a \right)} + \cos{\left(- a + \frac{\pi}{3} \right)} \cos{\left(a + \frac{\pi}{3} \right)}$$
sin(a)^2 + cos(pi/3 - a)*cos(pi/3 + a)
General simplification [src]
1/4
$$\frac{1}{4}$$
1/4
Powers [src]
                      /   /    pi\      /     pi\\ /   /    pi\      /     pi\\
                  2   | I*|a - --|    I*|-a + --|| | I*|a + --|    I*|-a - --||
  /   -I*a    I*a\    |   \    3 /      \     3 /| |   \    3 /      \     3 /|
  \- e     + e   /    |e             e           | |e             e           |
- ----------------- + |----------- + ------------|*|----------- + ------------|
          4           \     2             2      / \     2             2      /
$$- \frac{\left(e^{i a} - e^{- i a}\right)^{2}}{4} + \left(\frac{e^{i \left(- a - \frac{\pi}{3}\right)}}{2} + \frac{e^{i \left(a + \frac{\pi}{3}\right)}}{2}\right) \left(\frac{e^{i \left(- a + \frac{\pi}{3}\right)}}{2} + \frac{e^{i \left(a - \frac{\pi}{3}\right)}}{2}\right)$$
   2         /    pi\    /    pi\
sin (a) + cos|a + --|*sin|a + --|
             \    3 /    \    6 /
$$\sin^{2}{\left(a \right)} + \sin{\left(a + \frac{\pi}{6} \right)} \cos{\left(a + \frac{\pi}{3} \right)}$$
sin(a)^2 + cos(a + pi/3)*sin(a + pi/6)
Common denominator [src]
   2         /    pi\    /    pi\
sin (a) + cos|a + --|*sin|a + --|
             \    3 /    \    6 /
$$\sin^{2}{\left(a \right)} + \sin{\left(a + \frac{\pi}{6} \right)} \cos{\left(a + \frac{\pi}{3} \right)}$$
sin(a)^2 + cos(a + pi/3)*sin(a + pi/6)
Combinatorics [src]
   2         /    pi\    /    pi\
sin (a) + cos|a + --|*sin|a + --|
             \    3 /    \    6 /
$$\sin^{2}{\left(a \right)} + \sin{\left(a + \frac{\pi}{6} \right)} \cos{\left(a + \frac{\pi}{3} \right)}$$
sin(a)^2 + cos(a + pi/3)*sin(a + pi/6)
Numerical answer [src]
sin(a)^2 + cos(pi/3 + a)*cos(pi/3 - a)
sin(a)^2 + cos(pi/3 + a)*cos(pi/3 - a)
Rational denominator [src]
   2         /    pi\    /    pi\
sin (a) + cos|a + --|*cos|a - --|
             \    3 /    \    3 /
$$\sin^{2}{\left(a \right)} + \cos{\left(a - \frac{\pi}{3} \right)} \cos{\left(a + \frac{\pi}{3} \right)}$$
sin(a)^2 + cos(a + pi/3)*cos(a - pi/3)
Combining rational expressions [src]
   2         /pi - 3*a\    /pi + 3*a\
sin (a) + cos|--------|*cos|--------|
             \   3    /    \   3    /
$$\sin^{2}{\left(a \right)} + \cos{\left(\frac{\pi - 3 a}{3} \right)} \cos{\left(\frac{3 a + \pi}{3} \right)}$$
sin(a)^2 + cos((pi - 3*a)/3)*cos((pi + 3*a)/3)
Expand expression [src]
   2         2   
cos (a)   sin (a)
------- + -------
   4         4   
$$\frac{\sin^{2}{\left(a \right)}}{4} + \frac{\cos^{2}{\left(a \right)}}{4}$$
cos(a)^2/4 + sin(a)^2/4