document.write( "Question 205909: why does sin(theta + pi/2)= + cos theta ? \n" ); document.write( "
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why does sin(theta + pi/2)= + cos theta )?
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\n" ); document.write( "Try this:
\n" ); document.write( "sin(theta+(pi/2)) = sin(theta)*cos(pi/2) - cos(theta)*sin(pi/2)
\n" ); document.write( "= sin(theta)*0 - cos(theta)(1)
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\n" ); document.write( "= -cos(theta)
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\n" ); document.write( "So sin(theta+(pi/2)) does NOT equal cos(theta)
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\n" ); document.write( "Cheers,
\n" ); document.write( "Stan H.
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