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Ch. 3 - Trigonometric Identities and Equations
Blitzer - Trigonometry 3rd Edition
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Capitolo 3, Problema 70

In Exercises 69–74, rewrite each expression as a simplified expression containing one term. sin (α - β) cos β + cos (α - β) sin β

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Recognize that the given expression is of the form \(\sin(A) \cos(B) + \cos(A) \sin(B)\), where \(A = \alpha - \beta\) and \(B = \beta\).
Recall the sine addition formula: \(\sin(X + Y) = \sin X \cos Y + \cos X \sin Y\).
Apply the sine addition formula to the expression \(\sin(\alpha - \beta) \cos \beta + \cos(\alpha - \beta) \sin \beta\), which matches the pattern \(\sin(A) \cos(B) + \cos(A) \sin(B) = \sin(A + B)\).
Substitute back the values of \(A\) and \(B\) to get \(\sin((\alpha - \beta) + \beta)\).
Simplify the argument inside the sine function: \((\alpha - \beta) + \beta = \alpha\), so the expression simplifies to \(\sin \alpha\).

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