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  1. December 7th 2012, 05:59 AM #1
    absolutjessy
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    Find sin(theta + pi/4) I'm confused?

    given that π/2 ≤ θ ≤ 3π/2 and sin θ = -2/7 find sin(θ+π/4)
    Last edited by absolutjessy; December 7th 2012 at 06:06 AM.
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  2. December 7th 2012, 09:10 AM #2
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    Re: Find sin(theta + pi/4)

    use sin(A+B) = sinAcosB + cosAsinB and
    cosA = sqrt(1-sin^2(A))
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