What is the value of (sin(75)+sin(15))/(cos(105)-cos(15)) ?

The value of (sin(75)+sin(15))/(cos(105)-cos(15)) is -1

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(sin(75)+sin(15))/(cos(105)-cos(15))

Solution

\frac{sin ( 7 5 ^{\circ} ) + sin ( 1 5 ^{\circ} )}{cos ( 10 5 ^{\circ} ) - cos ( 1 5 ^{\circ} )}

Solution

- 1

Solution steps

\frac{sin ( 7 5 ^{\circ} ) + sin ( 1 5 ^{\circ} )}{cos ( 10 5 ^{\circ} ) - cos ( 1 5 ^{\circ} )}

Rewrite using trig identities:

sin (7 5^{\circ}) + sin (1 5^{\circ}) = 2 sin (4 5^{\circ}) cos (3 0^{\circ})

sin (7 5^{\circ}) + sin (1 5^{\circ})

Use the Sum to Product identity:

sin (s) + sin (t) = 2 sin (\frac{s + t}{2}) cos (\frac{s - t}{2})

= 2 sin (\frac{7 5 ^{\circ} + 1 5 ^{\circ}}{2}) cos (\frac{7 5 ^{\circ} - 1 5 ^{\circ}}{2})

Simplify

= 2 sin (4 5^{\circ}) cos (3 0^{\circ})

= \frac{2 sin ( 4 5 ^{\circ} ) cos ( 3 0 ^{\circ} )}{cos ( 10 5 ^{\circ} ) - cos ( 1 5 ^{\circ} )}

Use the following trivial identity:

sin (4 5^{\circ}) = \frac{2}{2}

sin (4 5^{\circ})

sin (x)

periodicity table with

36 0^{\circ} n

cycle:

x 0 3 0^{\circ} 4 5^{\circ} 6 0^{\circ} 9 0^{\circ} 12 0^{\circ} 13 5^{\circ} 15 0^{\circ} sin (x) 0 \frac{1}{2} \frac{2}{2} \frac{3}{2} 1 \frac{3}{2} \frac{2}{2} \frac{1}{2} x 18 0^{\circ} 21 0^{\circ} 22 5^{\circ} 24 0^{\circ} 27 0^{\circ} 30 0^{\circ} 31 5^{\circ} 33 0^{\circ} sin (x) 0 - \frac{1}{2} - \frac{2}{2} - \frac{3}{2} - 1 - \frac{3}{2} - \frac{2}{2} - \frac{1}{2}

= \frac{2}{2}

Use the following trivial identity:

cos (3 0^{\circ}) = \frac{3}{2}

cos (3 0^{\circ})

cos (x)

periodicity table with

36 0^{\circ} n

cycle:

x 0 3 0^{\circ} 4 5^{\circ} 6 0^{\circ} 9 0^{\circ} 12 0^{\circ} 13 5^{\circ} 15 0^{\circ} cos (x) 1 \frac{3}{2} \frac{2}{2} \frac{1}{2} 0 - \frac{1}{2} - \frac{2}{2} - \frac{3}{2} x 18 0^{\circ} 21 0^{\circ} 22 5^{\circ} 24 0^{\circ} 27 0^{\circ} 30 0^{\circ} 31 5^{\circ} 33 0^{\circ} cos (x) - 1 - \frac{3}{2} - \frac{2}{2} - \frac{1}{2} 0 \frac{1}{2} \frac{2}{2} \frac{3}{2}

= \frac{3}{2}

Rewrite using trig identities:

cos (10 5^{\circ}) = \frac{2 ( 1 - 3 )}{4}

cos (10 5^{\circ})

Rewrite using trig identities:

cos (6 0^{\circ}) cos (4 5^{\circ}) - sin (6 0^{\circ}) sin (4 5^{\circ})

cos (10 5^{\circ})

Write

cos (10 5^{\circ})

cos (6 0^{\circ} + 4 5^{\circ})

= cos (6 0^{\circ} + 4 5^{\circ})

Use the Angle Sum identity:

cos (s + t) = cos (s) cos (t) - sin (s) sin (t)

= cos (6 0^{\circ}) cos (4 5^{\circ}) - sin (6 0^{\circ}) sin (4 5^{\circ})

= cos (6 0^{\circ}) cos (4 5^{\circ}) - sin (6 0^{\circ}) sin (4 5^{\circ})

Use the following trivial identity:

cos (6 0^{\circ}) = \frac{1}{2}

cos (6 0^{\circ})

cos (x)

periodicity table with

36 0^{\circ} n

cycle:

x 0 3 0^{\circ} 4 5^{\circ} 6 0^{\circ} 9 0^{\circ} 12 0^{\circ} 13 5^{\circ} 15 0^{\circ} cos (x) 1 \frac{3}{2} \frac{2}{2} \frac{1}{2} 0 - \frac{1}{2} - \frac{2}{2} - \frac{3}{2} x 18 0^{\circ} 21 0^{\circ} 22 5^{\circ} 24 0^{\circ} 27 0^{\circ} 30 0^{\circ} 31 5^{\circ} 33 0^{\circ} cos (x) - 1 - \frac{3}{2} - \frac{2}{2} - \frac{1}{2} 0 \frac{1}{2} \frac{2}{2} \frac{3}{2}

= \frac{1}{2}

Use the following trivial identity:

cos (4 5^{\circ}) = \frac{2}{2}

cos (4 5^{\circ})

cos (x)

periodicity table with

36 0^{\circ} n

cycle:

x 0 3 0^{\circ} 4 5^{\circ} 6 0^{\circ} 9 0^{\circ} 12 0^{\circ} 13 5^{\circ} 15 0^{\circ} cos (x) 1 \frac{3}{2} \frac{2}{2} \frac{1}{2} 0 - \frac{1}{2} - \frac{2}{2} - \frac{3}{2} x 18 0^{\circ} 21 0^{\circ} 22 5^{\circ} 24 0^{\circ} 27 0^{\circ} 30 0^{\circ} 31 5^{\circ} 33 0^{\circ} cos (x) - 1 - \frac{3}{2} - \frac{2}{2} - \frac{1}{2} 0 \frac{1}{2} \frac{2}{2} \frac{3}{2}

= \frac{2}{2}

Use the following trivial identity:

sin (6 0^{\circ}) = \frac{3}{2}

sin (6 0^{\circ})

sin (x)

periodicity table with

36 0^{\circ} n

cycle:

x 0 3 0^{\circ} 4 5^{\circ} 6 0^{\circ} 9 0^{\circ} 12 0^{\circ} 13 5^{\circ} 15 0^{\circ} sin (x) 0 \frac{1}{2} \frac{2}{2} \frac{3}{2} 1 \frac{3}{2} \frac{2}{2} \frac{1}{2} x 18 0^{\circ} 21 0^{\circ} 22 5^{\circ} 24 0^{\circ} 27 0^{\circ} 30 0^{\circ} 31 5^{\circ} 33 0^{\circ} sin (x) 0 - \frac{1}{2} - \frac{2}{2} - \frac{3}{2} - 1 - \frac{3}{2} - \frac{2}{2} - \frac{1}{2}

= \frac{3}{2}

Use the following trivial identity:

sin (4 5^{\circ}) = \frac{2}{2}

sin (4 5^{\circ})

sin (x)

periodicity table with

36 0^{\circ} n

cycle:

x 0 3 0^{\circ} 4 5^{\circ} 6 0^{\circ} 9 0^{\circ} 12 0^{\circ} 13 5^{\circ} 15 0^{\circ} sin (x) 0 \frac{1}{2} \frac{2}{2} \frac{3}{2} 1 \frac{3}{2} \frac{2}{2} \frac{1}{2} x 18 0^{\circ} 21 0^{\circ} 22 5^{\circ} 24 0^{\circ} 27 0^{\circ} 30 0^{\circ} 31 5^{\circ} 33 0^{\circ} sin (x) 0 - \frac{1}{2} - \frac{2}{2} - \frac{3}{2} - 1 - \frac{3}{2} - \frac{2}{2} - \frac{1}{2}

= \frac{2}{2}

= \frac{1}{2} \cdot \frac{2}{2} - \frac{3}{2} \cdot \frac{2}{2}

Simplify

\frac{1}{2} \cdot \frac{2}{2} - \frac{3}{2} \cdot \frac{2}{2} : \frac{2 ( 1 - 3 )}{4}

\frac{1}{2} \cdot \frac{2}{2} - \frac{3}{2} \cdot \frac{2}{2}

Factor out common term

\frac{2}{2}

= \frac{2}{2} (\frac{1}{2} - \frac{3}{2})

\frac{1}{2} - \frac{3}{2} = \frac{1 - 3}{2}

\frac{1}{2} - \frac{3}{2}

Apply rule

\frac{a}{c} \pm \frac{b}{c} = \frac{a \pm b}{c}

= \frac{1 - 3}{2}

= \frac{2}{2} \cdot \frac{1 - 3}{2}

Multiply fractions:

\frac{a}{b} \cdot \frac{c}{d} = \frac{a \cdot c}{b \cdot d}

= \frac{( 1 - 3 ) 2}{2 \cdot 2}

Multiply the numbers:

2 \cdot 2 = 4

= \frac{2 ( 1 - 3 )}{4}

= \frac{2 ( 1 - 3 )}{4}

Rewrite using trig identities:

cos (1 5^{\circ}) = \frac{6 + 2}{4}

cos (1 5^{\circ})

Rewrite using trig identities:

cos (4 5^{\circ}) cos (3 0^{\circ}) + sin (4 5^{\circ}) sin (3 0^{\circ})

cos (1 5^{\circ})

Write

cos (1 5^{\circ})

cos (4 5^{\circ} - 3 0^{\circ})

= cos (4 5^{\circ} - 3 0^{\circ})

Use the Angle Difference identity:

cos (s - t) = cos (s) cos (t) + sin (s) sin (t)

= cos (4 5^{\circ}) cos (3 0^{\circ}) + sin (4 5^{\circ}) sin (3 0^{\circ})

= cos (4 5^{\circ}) cos (3 0^{\circ}) + sin (4 5^{\circ}) sin (3 0^{\circ})

Use the following trivial identity:

cos (4 5^{\circ}) = \frac{2}{2}

cos (4 5^{\circ})

cos (x)

periodicity table with

36 0^{\circ} n

cycle:

x 0 3 0^{\circ} 4 5^{\circ} 6 0^{\circ} 9 0^{\circ} 12 0^{\circ} 13 5^{\circ} 15 0^{\circ} cos (x) 1 \frac{3}{2} \frac{2}{2} \frac{1}{2} 0 - \frac{1}{2} - \frac{2}{2} - \frac{3}{2} x 18 0^{\circ} 21 0^{\circ} 22 5^{\circ} 24 0^{\circ} 27 0^{\circ} 30 0^{\circ} 31 5^{\circ} 33 0^{\circ} cos (x) - 1 - \frac{3}{2} - \frac{2}{2} - \frac{1}{2} 0 \frac{1}{2} \frac{2}{2} \frac{3}{2}

= \frac{2}{2}

Use the following trivial identity:

cos (3 0^{\circ}) = \frac{3}{2}

cos (3 0^{\circ})

cos (x)

periodicity table with

36 0^{\circ} n

cycle:

x 0 3 0^{\circ} 4 5^{\circ} 6 0^{\circ} 9 0^{\circ} 12 0^{\circ} 13 5^{\circ} 15 0^{\circ} cos (x) 1 \frac{3}{2} \frac{2}{2} \frac{1}{2} 0 - \frac{1}{2} - \frac{2}{2} - \frac{3}{2} x 18 0^{\circ} 21 0^{\circ} 22 5^{\circ} 24 0^{\circ} 27 0^{\circ} 30 0^{\circ} 31 5^{\circ} 33 0^{\circ} cos (x) - 1 - \frac{3}{2} - \frac{2}{2} - \frac{1}{2} 0 \frac{1}{2} \frac{2}{2} \frac{3}{2}

= \frac{3}{2}

Use the following trivial identity:

sin (4 5^{\circ}) = \frac{2}{2}

sin (4 5^{\circ})

sin (x)

periodicity table with

36 0^{\circ} n

cycle:

x 0 3 0^{\circ} 4 5^{\circ} 6 0^{\circ} 9 0^{\circ} 12 0^{\circ} 13 5^{\circ} 15 0^{\circ} sin (x) 0 \frac{1}{2} \frac{2}{2} \frac{3}{2} 1 \frac{3}{2} \frac{2}{2} \frac{1}{2} x 18 0^{\circ} 21 0^{\circ} 22 5^{\circ} 24 0^{\circ} 27 0^{\circ} 30 0^{\circ} 31 5^{\circ} 33 0^{\circ} sin (x) 0 - \frac{1}{2} - \frac{2}{2} - \frac{3}{2} - 1 - \frac{3}{2} - \frac{2}{2} - \frac{1}{2}

= \frac{2}{2}

Use the following trivial identity:

sin (3 0^{\circ}) = \frac{1}{2}

sin (3 0^{\circ})

sin (x)

periodicity table with

36 0^{\circ} n

cycle:

x 0 3 0^{\circ} 4 5^{\circ} 6 0^{\circ} 9 0^{\circ} 12 0^{\circ} 13 5^{\circ} 15 0^{\circ} sin (x) 0 \frac{1}{2} \frac{2}{2} \frac{3}{2} 1 \frac{3}{2} \frac{2}{2} \frac{1}{2} x 18 0^{\circ} 21 0^{\circ} 22 5^{\circ} 24 0^{\circ} 27 0^{\circ} 30 0^{\circ} 31 5^{\circ} 33 0^{\circ} sin (x) 0 - \frac{1}{2} - \frac{2}{2} - \frac{3}{2} - 1 - \frac{3}{2} - \frac{2}{2} - \frac{1}{2}

= \frac{1}{2}

= \frac{2}{2} \cdot \frac{3}{2} + \frac{2}{2} \cdot \frac{1}{2}

Simplify

\frac{2}{2} \cdot \frac{3}{2} + \frac{2}{2} \cdot \frac{1}{2} : \frac{6 + 2}{4}

\frac{2}{2} \cdot \frac{3}{2} + \frac{2}{2} \cdot \frac{1}{2}

\frac{2}{2} \cdot \frac{3}{2} = \frac{6}{4}

\frac{2}{2} \cdot \frac{3}{2}

Multiply fractions:

\frac{a}{b} \cdot \frac{c}{d} = \frac{a \cdot c}{b \cdot d}

= \frac{2 3}{2 \cdot 2}

Multiply the numbers:

2 \cdot 2 = 4

= \frac{2 3}{4}

Simplify

23 : 6

23

Apply radical rule:

a b = a \cdot b

23 = 2 \cdot 3

= 2 \cdot 3

Multiply the numbers:

2 \cdot 3 = 6

= 6

= \frac{6}{4}

\frac{2}{2} \cdot \frac{1}{2} = \frac{2}{4}

\frac{2}{2} \cdot \frac{1}{2}

Multiply fractions:

\frac{a}{b} \cdot \frac{c}{d} = \frac{a \cdot c}{b \cdot d}

= \frac{2 \cdot 1}{2 \cdot 2}

Multiply:

2 \cdot 1 = 2

= \frac{2}{2 \cdot 2}

Multiply the numbers:

2 \cdot 2 = 4

= \frac{2}{4}

= \frac{6}{4} + \frac{2}{4}

Apply rule

\frac{a}{c} \pm \frac{b}{c} = \frac{a \pm b}{c}

= \frac{6 + 2}{4}

= \frac{6 + 2}{4}

= \frac{2 \cdot \frac{2}{2} \cdot \frac{3}{2}}{\frac{2 ( 1 - 3 )}{4} - \frac{6 + 2}{4}}

Simplify

\frac{2 \cdot \frac{2}{2} \cdot \frac{3}{2}}{\frac{2 ( 1 - 3 )}{4} - \frac{6 + 2}{4}} : - 1

\frac{2 \cdot \frac{2}{2} \cdot \frac{3}{2}}{\frac{2 ( 1 - 3 )}{4} - \frac{6 + 2}{4}}

Combine the fractions

\frac{2 ( 1 - 3 )}{4} - \frac{6 + 2}{4} : \frac{2 ( 1 - 3 ) - ( 6 + 2 )}{4}

Apply rule

\frac{a}{c} \pm \frac{b}{c} = \frac{a \pm b}{c}

= \frac{2 ( 1 - 3 ) - ( 6 + 2 )}{4}

= \frac{2 \cdot \frac{2}{2} \cdot \frac{3}{2}}{\frac{2 ( 1 - 3 ) - ( 6 + 2 )}{4}}

Apply the fraction rule:

\frac{a}{\frac{b}{c}} = \frac{a \cdot c}{b}

= \frac{2 \cdot \frac{2}{2} \cdot \frac{3}{2} \cdot 4}{2 ( 1 - 3 ) - ( 6 + 2 )}

Multiply the numbers:

2 \cdot 4 = 8

= \frac{8 \cdot \frac{2}{2} \cdot \frac{3}{2}}{2 ( 1 - 3 ) - ( 6 + 2 )}

Multiply

8 \cdot \frac{2}{2} \cdot \frac{3}{2} : 26

8 \cdot \frac{2}{2} \cdot \frac{3}{2}

Multiply fractions:

a \cdot \frac{b}{c} \cdot \frac{d}{e} = \frac{a \cdot b \cdot d}{c \cdot e}

= \frac{2 3 \cdot 8}{2 \cdot 2}

Multiply the numbers:

2 \cdot 2 = 4

= \frac{8 2 3}{4}

Divide the numbers:

\frac{8}{4} = 2

= 223

Apply radical rule:

a b = a \cdot b

23 = 2 \cdot 3

= 2 2 \cdot 3

Multiply the numbers:

2 \cdot 3 = 6

= 26

= \frac{2 6}{2 ( 1 - 3 ) - ( 6 + 2 )}

Expand

2 (1 - 3) - (6 + 2) : - 26

2 (1 - 3) - (6 + 2)

Expand

2 (1 - 3) : 2 - 6

2 (1 - 3)

Apply the distributive law:

a (b - c) = ab - a c

a = 2, b = 1, c = 3

= 2 \cdot 1 - 23

= 1 \cdot 2 - 23

Simplify

1 \cdot 2 - 23 : 2 - 6

1 \cdot 2 - 23

1 \cdot 2 = 2

1 \cdot 2

Multiply:

1 \cdot 2 = 2

= 2

23 = 6

23

Apply radical rule:

a b = a \cdot b

23 = 2 \cdot 3

= 2 \cdot 3

Multiply the numbers:

2 \cdot 3 = 6

= 6

= 2 - 6

= 2 - 6

= 2 - 6 - (6 + 2)

- (6 + 2) : - 6 - 2

- (6 + 2)

Distribute parentheses

= - (6) - (2)

Apply minus-plus rules

+ (- a) = - a

= - 6 - 2

= 2 - 6 - 6 - 2

Simplify

2 - 6 - 6 - 2 : - 26

2 - 6 - 6 - 2

Add similar elements:

2 - 2 = 0

= - 6 - 6

Add similar elements:

- 6 - 6 = - 26

= - 26

= - 26

= \frac{2 6}{- 2 6}

Apply the fraction rule:

\frac{a}{- b} = - \frac{a}{b}

= - \frac{2 6}{2 6}

Apply rule

\frac{a}{a} = 1

= - 1

= - 1

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