Sum of Two Inverse Cosines

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$$\cos^{-1} x + \cos^{-1} y = \cos^{-1} \left( xy - \sqrt{(1-x^2)(1-y^2)} \right) \quad \mathrm{if} \quad x+y \geq 0$$
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