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Ch. 1 - Functions
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Capitolo 1, Problema 58a

Apply the formula for cos (A − B) to the identity sin θ = cos (π/2 − θ) to obtain the addition formula for sin (A + B).

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Start by recalling the identity for cosine of a difference: \( \cos(A - B) = \cos A \cos B + \sin A \sin B \).
Apply the identity \( \sin \theta = \cos(\frac{\pi}{2} - \theta) \) to the formula for \( \cos(A - B) \). Substitute \( A = \frac{\pi}{2} \) and \( B = \theta \) into the formula.
This substitution gives \( \cos(\frac{\pi}{2} - \theta) = \cos \frac{\pi}{2} \cos \theta + \sin \frac{\pi}{2} \sin \theta \).
Since \( \cos \frac{\pi}{2} = 0 \) and \( \sin \frac{\pi}{2} = 1 \), simplify the expression to \( \cos(\frac{\pi}{2} - \theta) = 0 \cdot \cos \theta + 1 \cdot \sin \theta = \sin \theta \).
Now, to find the addition formula for \( \sin(A + B) \), use the identity \( \sin \theta = \cos(\frac{\pi}{2} - \theta) \) and apply it to \( \sin(A + B) = \cos(\frac{\pi}{2} - (A + B)) \). Substitute \( A + B \) into the formula for \( \cos(A - B) \) to derive \( \sin(A + B) = \sin A \cos B + \cos A \sin B \).

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