document.write( "Question 149423: Find the exact value of:
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Algebra.Com's Answer #109624 by jim_thompson5910(35256)\"\" \"About 
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\"sin%2870%29%2Acos%2840%29+-+cos%2870%29%2Asin%2840%29\" Start with the given expression.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"sin%2870-40%29\" Rewrite the expression using the identity \"sin%28x%29%2Acos%28y%29+-+cos%28x%29%2Asin%28y%29=sin%28x-y%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"sin%2830%29\" Subtract\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"1%2F2\" Take the sine of 30 to get 1/2\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So \"sin%2870%29%2Acos%2840%29+-+cos%2870%29%2Asin%2840%29=1%2F2\"
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