Let $\alpha ,\beta $ be such that $\pi < (\alpha - \beta ) < 3\pi $. If $\sin \alpha + \sin \beta = - \frac{{21}}{{65}}$ and $\cos \alpha + \cos \beta = - \frac{{27}}{{65}},$ then the value of $\cos \frac{{\alpha - \beta }}{2}$ is

  • [AIEEE 2004]
  • A

    $\frac{{ - 6}}{{65}}$

  • B

    $\frac{3}{{\sqrt {130} }}$

  • C

    $\frac{6}{{65}}$

  • D

    $ - \frac{3}{{\sqrt {130} }}$

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