SOLUTION: Find the exact value of : sin60 degrees - cos60 degrees
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Question 149722: Find the exact value of : sin60 degrees - cos60 degrees
Answer by nerdybill(7384) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Ref: unit circle
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Unit_circle_angles.svg
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From the "unit circle" we get:
sin(60) = sqrt(3)/2
cos(60) = 1/2
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sin(60) - cos(60)
= sqrt(3)/2 - 1/2
= [sqrt(3)-1]/2
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