document.write( "Question 936612: if 3 sin theta-4 cos theta=5 find the value of (3 sin theta + 4 cos theta)\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #570302 by Edwin McCravy(20055)\"\" \"About 
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\"3sin%28theta%29-4cos%28theta%29=5\" find the value of \"3sin%28theta%29%2B4cos%28theta%29\"
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document.write( "\"3sin%28theta%29-4cos%28theta%29=5\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "Divide through by 5\r\n" );
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document.write( " \"expr%283%2F5%29sin%28theta%29-expr%284%2F5%29cos%28theta%29=1\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "Let \"sin%28alpha%29=3%2F5\" and \"cos%28alpha%29=4%2F5\" using this right triangle:\r\n" );
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document.write( " \"sin%28alpha%29sin%28theta%29-cos%28alpha%29cos%28theta%29=1\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "Multiply through by -1 and reverse terms on the left:\r\n" );
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document.write( " \"cos%28alpha%29cos%28theta%29-sin%28alpha%29sin%28theta%29=-1\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "Now we recognize the left side as the identity for \"cos%28alpha%2Btheta%29\".\r\n" );
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document.write( " \"cos%28alpha%2Btheta%29=-1\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "So \"alpha%2Btheta\"\"%22%22=%22%22\"\"matrix%281%2C5%2Cany%2Codd%2Cmultiple%2Cof%2Cpi%29+\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "   \"alpha%2Btheta\"\"%22%22=%22%22\"\"k%2Api\", k an odd number\r\n" );
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document.write( "   \"theta\"\"%22%22=%22%22\"\"k%2Api-alpha\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "We want to find the value of  \"3sin%28theta%29%2B4cos%28theta%29\", so\r\n" );
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document.write( " \"3sin%28theta%29%2B4cos%28theta%29\"\"%22%22=%22%22\"\"3sin%28k%2Api-alpha%29%2B4cos%28k%2Api-alpha%29\"\"%22%22=%22%22\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "           \"sin%28k%2Api%29=0\" and \"cos%28k%2Api%29=-1\" since k is odd.  So the above becomes:\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"%22%22=%22%22\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"3sin%28alpha%29-4cos%28alpha%29\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "And by the right triangle above that equals\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"3%283%2F5%29-4%284%2F5%29=9%2F5-16%2F5=-7%2F5\"\r\n" );
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