Question
Use a sum or difference formula to find the exact value of the following. sin(pi )/(4)cos(pi )/(12)-cos(pi )/(4)sin(pi )/(12)
Solution
4
(168 Votos)
Edgar
Elite · Tutor por 8 anos
Resposta
To find the exact value of the given expression, we can use the sine difference formula:
In this case, we have:
Comparing this with the sine difference formula, we can see that:
and
Substituting these values into the sine difference formula, we get:
Simplifying the expression inside the sine function:
We know that
.Therefore, the exact value of the given expression is
.