\(cosa+sina=m\)
=>\(\left(cosa+sina\right)^2=m^2\)
=>\(1+2\cdot sina\cdot cosa=m^2\)
=>\(2\cdot sina\cdot cosa=m^2-1\)
\(P=\left|cosa-sina\right|\)
\(=\sqrt{\left(cosa-sina\right)^2}\)
\(=\sqrt{cos^2a+sin^2a-2cosa\cdot sina}\)
\(=\sqrt{1-\left(m^2-1\right)}=\sqrt{2-m^2}\)