 Solution (source code)

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= Solution

Differentiate
$$
F(x)=s(x)c(a-x)+c(x)s(a-x).
$$
Using $s'=c$ and $c'=-s$ gives
$$
F'(x)=c(x)c(a-x)+s(x)s(a-x)
-s(x)s(a-x)-c(x)c(a-x)=0.
$$
By the <zero derivative on a connected open set>, $F$ is independent of $x$.

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