document.write( "Question 699890: sin(x+y) if cosx=8/17 and siny= 12/37 \n" ); document.write( "
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sin(x+y) if cosx=8/17 and siny= 12/37
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\n" ); document.write( "A=adjacent side
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\n" ); document.write( "H=hypotenuse
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\n" ); document.write( "cos x=8/17
\n" ); document.write( "A=8, H=17
\n" ); document.write( "O=√(H^2-A^2)
\n" ); document.write( "=√(17^2-8^2)
\n" ); document.write( "=√(289-64)
\n" ); document.write( "=√225
\n" ); document.write( "O=15
\n" ); document.write( "sin x=O/H=15/17
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\n" ); document.write( "cos x=8/17
\n" ); document.write( "A=8, H=17
\n" ); document.write( "O=√(H^2-A^2)
\n" ); document.write( "=√(17^2-8^2)
\n" ); document.write( "=√(289-64)
\n" ); document.write( "=√225
\n" ); document.write( "O=15
\n" ); document.write( "sin x=O/H=15/17
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\n" ); document.write( "sin y=12/37
\n" ); document.write( "O=12, H=37
\n" ); document.write( "A=√(H^2-O^2)
\n" ); document.write( "=√(37^2-12^2)
\n" ); document.write( "=√(1369-144)
\n" ); document.write( "=√1225
\n" ); document.write( "A=35
\n" ); document.write( "cos y=A/H=35/37
\n" ); document.write( "..
\n" ); document.write( "sin(x+y)=sin x cos y+cos x sin y
\n" ); document.write( "=15/17*35/37+8/17*12/37
\n" ); document.write( "=525/629+96/629
\n" ); document.write( "=621/629
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\n" ); document.write( "check: w/calculator
\n" ); document.write( "x=cos^-1 (8/17)=61.9275º
\n" ); document.write( "y=sin^-1 (12/37)=18.9246
\n" ); document.write( "x+y=80.8521º
\n" ); document.write( "sin(x+y)=sin(80.8521º)≈0.9872..
\n" ); document.write( "621/629≈0.9872..
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