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wandering17

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How do i prove this identity?

cos(A-B)-cos(A+B) / Sin(A+B) +Sin(A-B) = TanB
 

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cosAcosB + SinAsinB - CosAcosB - SinAsinB
-------------------------------------------------
SinAcosB+CosAsinB + SinAcosB-CosAsinB

Top line, don't they just all cancel out? then im left with the bottom of 2sinAcosB
then how do i get to tanB
 

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cosAcosB + SinAsinB - (CosAcosB - SinAsinB)
-------------------------------------------------
SinAcosB+CosAsinB + SinAcosB-CosAsinB

Top line, don't they just all cancel out? then im left with the bottom of 2sinAcosB
then how do i get to tanB
Watch your order of operations on top line.
 
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cosAcosB + SinAsinB - CosAcosB - SinAsinB
-------------------------------------------------
SinAcosB+CosAsinB + SinAcosB-CosAsinB

Top line, don't they just all cancel out? then im left with the bottom of 2sinAcosB
then how do i get to tanB
top line, last term, should be plus sign instead of minus
 
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<a href="http://www.codecogs.com/eqnedit.php?latex=\frac{cosAcosB&space;&plus;&space;sinAsinB&space;-&space;(cosAcosB-sinAsinB)}{sinAcosB&space;&plus;cosAsinB&space;&plus;&space;sinAcosB-&space;cosAsinB}&space;\\&space;\\&space;\\&space;=&space;\frac{2sinAsinB}{2sinAcosB}&space;\\&space;\\&space;\\&space;=tanB" target="_blank"><img src="http://latex.codecogs.com/gif.latex?\frac{cosAcosB&space;&plus;&space;sinAsinB&space;-&space;(cosAcosB-sinAsinB)}{sinAcosB&space;&plus;cosAsinB&space;&plus;&space;sinAcosB-&space;cosAsinB}&space;\\&space;\\&space;\\&space;=&space;\frac{2sinAsinB}{2sinAcosB}&space;\\&space;\\&space;\\&space;=tanB" title="\frac{cosAcosB + sinAsinB - (cosAcosB-sinAsinB)}{sinAcosB +cosAsinB + sinAcosB- cosAsinB} \\ \\ \\ = \frac{2sinAsinB}{2sinAcosB} \\ \\ \\ =tanB" /></a>
 

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cosAcosB + SinAsinB - CosAcosB - SinAsinB
-------------------------------------------------
SinAcosB+CosAsinB + SinAcosB-CosAsinB

Top line, don't they just all cancel out? then im left with the bottom of 2sinAcosB
then how do i get to tanB
BE CAREFUL (order of operations) + --> - (+ on top)---(- on bottom) :)
 

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I have another question... if anyone could please help me, idk how to approach the question at all?

Use the identity cos2theta = 1-2sin^2theta to find sin^2 15

How do i start this?
 

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well, rearrange to isolate sin^2feta and sub in fatter=15
 

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