Question #ca93b

1 Answer
Mar 16, 2017

Using formula
2sin^2theta=1-cos2theta

we get
sintheta=sqrt(1/2(1-cos(2xxtheta))

Putting theta=75

sin75=sqrt(1/2(1-cos(2xx75))

=sqrt(1/2(1-cos(180-30))

=sqrt(1/2(1+cos30)

=sqrt(1/2(1+sqrt3/2)

=sqrt(1/8(4+2sqrt3)

=sqrt(1/(2*2^2)((sqrt3)^2+2*sqrt3*1+1^2)

=1/(2sqrt2)sqrt((sqrt3+1)^2)

=1/(2sqrt2)(sqrt3+1)