1. The problem is to simplify the expression $$\frac{\cos \theta}{2} \pm \frac{5 \sin \theta}{5} \cos 60^\circ$$.
2. Recall that $$\cos 60^\circ = \frac{1}{2}$$.
3. Substitute $$\cos 60^\circ$$ into the expression:
$$\frac{\cos \theta}{2} \pm \frac{5 \sin \theta}{5} \times \frac{1}{2}$$.
4. Simplify the fraction $$\frac{5 \sin \theta}{5}$$ by canceling 5:
$$\frac{\cos \theta}{2} \pm \cancel{\frac{5}{5}} \sin \theta \times \frac{1}{2} = \frac{\cos \theta}{2} \pm \sin \theta \times \frac{1}{2}$$.
5. Factor out $$\frac{1}{2}$$:
$$\frac{1}{2} (\cos \theta \pm \sin \theta)$$.
6. The simplified expression is:
$$\boxed{\frac{1}{2} (\cos \theta \pm \sin \theta)}$$.
This means the original expression simplifies to half the sum or difference of $$\cos \theta$$ and $$\sin \theta$$.
Cosine Expression 058B36
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