Monday, January 19, 2015

Find two solutions to solve sin15 + sin75 .

One method would be to consider the fact that being an addition of two alike functions, we'll transform the addition into a product, in this way:


sin a + sin b = 2sin [(a+b)/2]cos [(a-b)/2]


sin 15 + sin 75 = 2sin[(15+75)/2] cos [(15-75)/2]


sin 15 + sin 75 = 2sin45cos30


sin 15 + sin 75 = 2*[(sqrt2)/2]*[(sqrt3)/2]


sin 15 + sin 75 = sqrt(2*3)/2=sqrt(6)/2


Another manner of solving would be to write the angles:


15 = 45 - 30


75 = 45 + 30


sin (45 - 30) = sin45*cos30 - sin30*cos45


                  =(sqrt2/2)(sqrt3/2) - sqrt2/4


                  = (sqrt6 - sqrt2)/4


sin (45 + 30) = sin45*cos30 + sin30*cos45


                  = (sqrt6 + sqrt2)/4


So,


sin 15 + sin 75 = (sqrt6 - sqrt2+sqrt6 + sqrt2)/4


sin 15 + sin 75 = 2sqrt6/4


sin 15 + sin 75 = sqrt6/2

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