解:
注意到:
(α+3π/4)+(π/4-β)=π+(α-β)
因此,欲求cos(α-β),利用cos(α-β)=-cos[π+(α-β)]=-cos[(π/4-β)+(α+3π/4)],可求解
∵-π/4<α<π/4
∴π/2<α+3π/4<π
cos(α+3π/4)<0
∴cos(α+3π/4)=-12/13
又∵π/4<β<3π/4
即:-π/2<π/4-β<0
sin(π/4-β)<0
∴sin(π/4-β)=-3/5
cos(α-β)=-cos[π+(α-β)]=-cos[(π/4-β)+(α+3π/4)]
=sin(π/4-β)sin(α+3π/4)-cos(π/4-β)cos(α+3π/4)
=(-3/5)×(5/13)-(4/5)×(-12/13)
=33/65
因为-π/4<α<π/4,π/4<β<3/4π,所以π/2<α+3/4π<π,-π/2<π/4-β<0
cos(α+3/4π)=12/13, sin(π/4-β)=3/5
cos(α-β)=cos((α+3/4π)+(π/4-β)),然后利用公式和上面的值便可得出答案