Precalculus (6th Edition) Blitzer

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Chapter 5 - Section 5.3 - Double-Angle, Power-Reducing, and Half-Angle Formulas - Exercise Set - Page 680: 39

Answer

The required value of $\sin 15{}^\circ $ is $\frac{\sqrt{2-\sqrt{3}}}{2}$.

Work Step by Step

We have to find the value of $\sin 15{}^\circ $; the sine formulas are used which represent the cos identity. The term $\sin 15{}^\circ $ comes under the first quadrant where the value of all trigonometric functions is positive. $\begin{align} & \sin 15{}^\circ =\sin \frac{30{}^\circ }{2} \\ & =\sqrt{\frac{1-\cos 30{}^\circ }{2}} \\ & =\sqrt{\frac{1-\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}}{2}} \\ & =\sqrt{\frac{2-\sqrt{3}}{4}} \end{align}$ Now, taking the square root of 4, that is 2, we get: $\sin 15{}^\circ =\frac{\sqrt{2-\sqrt{3}}}{2}$ Thus, the value of $\sin 15{}^\circ $ is $\frac{\sqrt{2-\sqrt{3}}}{2}$.
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