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exequor
Mar11-04, 04:51 PM
can someone explain to me the stages that are missing in the expression in the attached picture. i think that it has to do with identities but in the book that i got it from did not explain clearly how they went from one line to another. i will appreciate the help very much.

gnome
Mar11-04, 10:28 PM
It uses this identity:

sin(x)cos(y) = \frac{1}{2}\left(sin(x+y) + sin(x-y)\right)

x = \theta
y = \theta - 30^o

exequor
Mar11-04, 11:15 PM
thanx very much gnome i thought that i would never get a response