Problem

Source: Moldova 2000 Grade 10 P1

Tags: algebra, trigonometry, trig



Suppose that real numbers $x,y,z$ satisfy $$\frac{\cos x+\cos y+\cos z}{\cos(x+y+z)}=\frac{\sin x+\sin y+\sin z}{\sin(x+y+z)}=p.$$Prove that $\cos(x+y)+\cos(y+z)+\cos(x+z)=p$.