Precalculus (10th Edition)

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Chapter 8 - Applications of Trigonometric Functions - 8.1 Right Triangle Trigonometry; Applications - 8.1 Assess Your Understanding - Page 523: 85

Answer

$\frac{\sqrt 6-\sqrt 2}{4}$

Work Step by Step

Using trigonometric identities, we have $sin15^\circ=sin(45^\circ-30^\circ)=sin45^\circ cos30^\circ-cos45^\circ sin30^\circ=(\frac{\sqrt 2}{2})(\frac{\sqrt 3}{2})-(\frac{\sqrt 2}{2})(\frac{1}{2})=\frac{\sqrt 6-\sqrt 2}{4}$
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