Prove the following:
(a)
(b)
We know that:
...(i)
...(ii)
....(iii)
...(iv)
(a) Replacing x by x + y, in (iii), we get
...(v)
Also,
[By using (ii)]
= sinx cosy + cosx siny [By using (iii) and (iv)]
Hence, sin(x+y) = sinx cosy + cosx siny
(b) Replacing y by - y in (v), we get
sin(x-y) = sinx cos(-y) + cosx sin(-y)
= sinx cosy - cosx siny [∵ cos(-y) = cosy, sin(-y) = - siny]
Hence, sin(x-y) = sinx cosy - cosx siny