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We know that:

[tex]\cos (\alpha-\beta)=\sin (\alpha)\sin (\beta)+\cos (\alpha)\cos (\beta)[/tex]

Let's take a closer look at alpha. We know that:

[tex]\begin{gathered} \tan ^2(\alpha)=\sec ^2(\alpha)-1 \\ \rightarrow\tan ^2(\alpha)=\frac{1}{\cos^2(\alpha)}-1 \\ \\ \rightarrow\tan ^2(\alpha)+1=\frac{1}{\cos^2(\alpha)} \\ \\ \rightarrow\cos ^2(\alpha)=\frac{1}{\tan^2(\alpha)+1} \\ \\ \rightarrow\cos ^{}(\alpha)=\pm\text{ }\sqrt[]{\frac{1}{\tan^2(\alpha)+1}} \end{gathered}[/tex]

We also know that alpha is in quadrant II, where cosine is negative. This way,

[tex]\begin{gathered} \cos ^{}(\alpha)=-\text{ }\sqrt[]{\frac{1}{\tan^2(\alpha)+1}} \\ \\ \rightarrow\cos ^{}(\alpha)=-\text{ }\sqrt[]{\frac{1}{(-\frac{12}{5})^2+1}} \\ \\ \Rightarrow\cos (\alpha)=-\frac{5}{13} \end{gathered}[/tex]

We also know that:

[tex]\tan (\alpha)=\frac{\sin(\alpha)}{\cos(\alpha)}\rightarrow\sin (\alpha)=\tan (\alpha)\cos (\alpha)[/tex]

This way,

[tex]\begin{gathered} \sin (\alpha)=(-\frac{12}{5})(-\frac{5}{13}) \\ \\ \Rightarrow\sin (\alpha)=\frac{12}{13} \end{gathered}[/tex]

We can conclude that:

[tex]\begin{gathered} \sin (\alpha)=\frac{12}{13} \\ \cos (\alpha)=-\frac{5}{13} \end{gathered}[/tex]

Now, let's take a closer look at beta. We know that:

[tex]\begin{gathered} \sin ^2(\beta)=1-\cos ^2(\beta) \\ \rightarrow\sin (\beta)=\pm\text{ }\sqrt[]{1-\cos^2(\beta)} \end{gathered}[/tex]

And since beta lies in quadrant 4, where sine is negative,

[tex]\begin{gathered} \sin (\beta)=-\text{ }\sqrt[]{1-\cos^2(\beta)}\rightarrow\sin (\beta)=-\text{ }\sqrt[]{1-(\frac{3}{5})^2} \\ \\ \Rightarrow\sin (\beta)=-\frac{4}{5}_{} \end{gathered}[/tex]

This way, we can conclude that

[tex]\begin{gathered} \sin (\beta)=-\frac{4}{5} \\ \cos (\beta)=\frac{3}{5} \end{gathered}[/tex]

Now, we'll use the identity from the begining:

[tex]\cos (\alpha-\beta)=\sin (\alpha)\sin (\beta)+\cos (\alpha)\cos (\beta)[/tex]

With the values we've calculated:

[tex]\begin{gathered} \sin (\alpha)=\frac{12}{13} \\ \cos (\alpha)=-\frac{5}{13} \\ \text{and} \\ \sin (\beta)=-\frac{4}{5} \\ \cos (\beta)=\frac{3}{5} \end{gathered}[/tex]

This way,

[tex]\begin{gathered} \cos (\alpha-\beta)=\sin (\alpha)\sin (\beta)+\cos (\alpha)\cos (\beta) \\ \\ \rightarrow\cos (\alpha-\beta)=(\frac{12}{13})(-\frac{4}{5})+(-\frac{5}{13})(\frac{3}{5}) \\ \\ \Rightarrow\cos (\alpha-\beta)=-\frac{63}{65} \end{gathered}[/tex]

Therefore, we can conclude that:

[tex]\cos (\alpha-\beta)=-\frac{63}{65}[/tex]