SOLUTION: Without using a calculator, show that sin75degrees = (sqrt6+sqrt2)/4

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Question 596053: Without using a calculator, show that sin75degrees = (sqrt6+sqrt2)/4
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Without using a calculator, show that sin75degrees = (sqrt6+sqrt2)/4
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sin(75) = sin(45 + 30) = sin(45)*cos(30) + cos(45)*sin(30)
= %28sqrt%282%29%2F2%29%2A%28sqrt%283%29%2F2%29+%2B+%28sqrt%282%29%2F2%29%2A%281%2F2%29