Respuesta :

The given identity is

[tex]\cos (\pi-A)=-\cos A[/tex]

Step 1 is about the trigonometric identify of angle difference which states

[tex]\cos (\pi-A)=\cos \pi\cdot\cos A+\sin \pi\cdot\sin A[/tex]

So, the first step is wrong since they used subtraction instead of addition.

Step 2 is about solving each trigonometric function of pi. We know that the cosine of pi is -1, and the sine of pi is 0. So, we have

[tex](-1)\cdot\cos A+0\cdot\sin A[/tex]

The second step is correct.

Steps 3 and 4 are about solving the products.

[tex](-1)\cdot\cos A+0\cdot\sin A=-\cos A+0[/tex]

Steps 3 and 4 are correct.

Step 5 is also correct since the zero doesn't change the cosine function.

Therefore, step 1 is the mistake in the given demonstration.