What is the value of using sum and difference identities?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: A.
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- Step 1: Write as .
- Step 2: Use :
- Step 3: Substitute values: .
Answer
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Why not the others: '' is or ; '' divides by 2 instead of 4; '' inverts the subtraction, yielding a negative number for an acute angle.
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