Question
Question: How do you simplify \(\cos 45\sin 65-\cos 65\sin 45\) using the sum and difference, double angle or ...
How do you simplify cos45sin65−cos65sin45 using the sum and difference, double angle or half angle formula.
Solution
Now the given expression is in the form of sin(A−B)=sinAcosB−cosAsinB. Now we know that the formula for sin(A−B) is nothing but cosAsinB – sinAcosB. Hence we can write the equation in the form of sin(A−B) and hence we will have a simplified expression.
Complete step-by-step solution:
Now let us first understand the trigonometric identities for cos and sin.
sin and cos are trigonometric ratios. sin denotes hypotenuse opposite side while cos denotes hypotenuseadjacent side .
Now all other trigonometric identities can be expressed in the form of sin and cos. Now consider let us understand the identities related to these identities.
If we apply Pythagora's theorem on the ratios we get the identity sin2θ+cos2θ=1 .
Now let us learn the sum and addition of angles formula.
sin(A+B)=sinAcosB+cosAsinB and sin(A−B)=sinAcosB−cosAsinB .
Similarly for cos we have,
cos(A+B)=cosAcosB−sinAsinB and cos(A−B)=cosAcosB+sinAsinB
Now Double angle formula for sin and cos are,
sin2A=2sinAcosA and cos(2A)=cos2A−sin2A .
Now let us check the given expression cos45sin65−cos65sin45 .
The given expression is in the form of sinAcosB−cosAsinB where A = 65 and B = 45.
We know that sin(A−B)=sinAcosB−cosAsinB
Hence using this we get,
⇒sin(65−45)=cos45sin65−cos65sin45
Now simplifying the above equation we get,
sin(20)=cos45sin65−cos65sin45
Hence the given equation can be written as sin(20).
Note: Now note that the double angle formula can be easily obtained by substituting B = A in the addition of angles formula. Similarly by replacing A by 2A in the double angle formula we will get the half angle formula. We can also always convert sin and cos with identity sinA=cos(90−A) or sin2θ+cos2θ=1.