SOLUTION: What is the exact value of sin(75) degrees

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Question 754020: What is the exact value of sin(75) degrees
Found 2 solutions by lwsshak3, Edwin McCravy:
Answer by lwsshak3(11628) About Me  (Show Source):
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What is the exact value of sin(75) degrees
sin75º=sin(30)º+45º)
=sin 30 cos 45+cos 30 sin 45
=1/2*√2/2+√3/2*√2/2
=√2/4+√6/4
=(√2+√6)/4
Check with calculator:
sin 75º≈0.9659
exact value=(√2+√6)/4≈0.9659

Answer by Edwin McCravy(20056) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Either of these three ways is correct.  The first way is like the
tutor above did it.  The second way gives the same answer in the
same form.  The last one is in a different form but it is 
equal to the other one.

sin(75°) = sin(45°+30°) = sin(45°)cos(30°)+cos(45°)sin(30°) = ( = sqrt%286%29%2F4%2Bsqrt2%29%2F4 = %28sqrt%286%29%2Bsqrt%282%29%29%2F4 

sin(75°) = sin(120°-45°) = sin(120°)cos(45°)-cos(120°)sin(45°) = ( = (sqrt%286%29%2F4%2Bsqrt%282%29%2F4 = %28sqrt%286%29%2Bsqrt%282%29%29%2F4 

sin(75°) = sin(%22150%B0%22%2F2) = sqrt%28+%281-cos%28%22150%B0%22%29%29%2F2+%29 = sqrt%28+%281-%28-sqrt%283%29%2F2%29%29%2F2+%29 = sqrt%28+%281%2Bsqrt%283%29%2F2%29%2F2+%29 = sqrt%28+2%2A%281%2Bsqrt%283%29%2F2%29%2F%282%2A2%29%29+ = sqrt%28+%282%2Bsqrt%283%29%29%2F4+%29 = sqrt%28+2%2Bsqrt%283%29%29%2F2

Edwin