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Ch. 3 - Trigonometric Identities and Equations
Blitzer - Trigonometry 3rd Edition
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Capitolo 3, Problema 15

In Exercises 14–19, use a sum or difference formula to find the exact value of each expression. sin 195°

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Recognize that 195° can be expressed as a sum or difference of angles whose sine and cosine values are known. For example, 195° = 180° + 15° or 195° = 210° - 15°.
Choose the difference formula for sine since 195° = 210° - 15°, and both 210° and 15° are angles with known sine and cosine values.
Recall the sine difference formula: \(\sin(A - B) = \sin A \cos B - \cos A \sin B\).
Substitute \(A = 210^\circ\) and \(B = 15^\circ\) into the formula: \(\sin 195^\circ = \sin 210^\circ \cos 15^\circ - \cos 210^\circ \sin 15^\circ\).
Use known exact values for \(\sin 210^\circ\), \(\cos 210^\circ\), \(\sin 15^\circ\), and \(\cos 15^\circ\) to express the exact value of \(\sin 195^\circ\).

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