SOLUTION: Can you pull of coefficients of sine? That is, can you do moves like this: sin(1/2theta)=1/2sintheta? If the answer is "yes", prove it using identities or geometry. If the an

Question 570993: Can you pull of coefficients of sine? That is, can you do moves like this:
sin(1/2theta)=1/2sintheta?
If the answer is "yes", prove it using identities or geometry. If the answer is "no", give an example of a particular theta for which this fails.
Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Can you pull of coefficients of sine? That is, can you do moves like this:
sin(1/2theta)=1/2sintheta?
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No, you can't.
sin(30) <> 0.5*sin(60)

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