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Sum and Difference Identities

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Sum and Difference Identities

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How to evaluate the difference of two angles for cosine function

How to evaluate the difference of two angles for cosine function

Cosine of the Difference of Two Angles

Cosine of the Difference of Two Angles

Cosine of Difference

Cosine of Difference

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Cosine of the Difference of Two Angles

Cosine of the Difference of Two Angles

Using the difference of two angles to evaluate the an angle for cosine, cos195

Using the difference of two angles to evaluate the an angle for cosine, cos195

How to use the Cosine Sum and Difference Identities to Find Exact Values

How to use the Cosine Sum and Difference Identities to Find Exact Values

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Using The Sum and Difference Identity to Determine a Sine Function Value

Using The Sum and Difference Identity to Determine a Sine Function Value

Sum and Difference Formulas

Sum and Difference Formulas

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Using Tangent Sum and Difference Identities to Find an Exact Value

Using Tangent Sum and Difference Identities to Find an Exact Value

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Sum and Difference Identities for Tangent

Sum and Difference Identities for Tangent

Tangent Sum and Difference Formulas How to Use

Tangent Sum and Difference Formulas How to Use

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Write sum and difference formula for tangent as one trig function

Write sum and difference formula for tangent as one trig function

Tangent Sum & Difference Identities

Tangent Sum & Difference Identities

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Multiple Choice

Find the exact value of the expression.

$\cos105\degree$

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Find the exact value of the expression.

$\sin15\degree$

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Find the exact value of the expression.

$\cos\frac{5\pi}{12}$

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Find the exact value of the expression.

$\cos80\degree\cos20\degree+\sin80\degree\sin20\degree$

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Expand the expression using the sum & difference identities and simplify.

$\sin\left(-\theta-\frac{\pi}{2}\right)$

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Find the exact value of the expression.

$\tan105\degree$

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Expand the expression using the sum & difference identities and simplify.

$\tan\left(-\theta-\frac{\pi}{2}\right)$

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Find $\cos\left(a+b\right)$ given $\cos a=\frac12$ , $\sin b=\frac12$ , & $a$ is in Q IV and $b$ is in Q II.

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Be sure that you've familiarized yourself with the first set of formulas presented in this section by working C1–C4 in the Concept and Vocabulary Check. In Exercises 1–8, use the appropriate formula to express each product as a sum or difference. sin x cos 2x

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Use 105° = 135° - 30° to find the exact value of 105°.

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Find the exact value of each expression. (Do not use a calculator.)

cos(-15°)

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Find the exact value of each expression.

sin 255°

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Find the exact value of each expression. (Do not use a calculator.)

cos 105° (Hint: 105° = 60° + 45°)

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Find the exact value of each expression.

tan 285°

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Find the exact value of each expression. (Do not use a calculator.)

cos π/12

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Find the exact value of each expression.

sin (13π/12)

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Find the exact value of each expression. (Do not use a calculator.)

cos (-7π/12)

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Find the exact value of each expression.

tan (5π/12)

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Find the exact value of each expression. (Do not use a calculator.)

cos (7π/9) cos (2π/9) - sin (7π/9) sin (2π/9)

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Find the exact value of each expression.

sin (π/12)

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Write each function value in terms of the cofunction of a complementary angle.

sin 15°

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Find the exact value of each expression.

sin (- 5π/12)

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Write each function value in terms of the cofunction of a complementary angle.

sin (2π/5)

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Find the exact value of each expression.

tan (-7π/12)

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Write each function value in terms of the cofunction of a complementary angle.

sin 142° 14'

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Find the exact value of each expression.

sin (-13π/12)

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Write each function value in terms of the cofunction of a complementary angle.

cot (9π/10)

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Find the exact value of each expression. See Example 1.

sin 40° cos 50° + cos 40° sin 50°

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Use the given information to find sin(x + y), cos(x - y), tan(x + y), and the quadrant of x + y.

sin x = 3/5, cos y = 24/25, x in quadrant I, y in quadrant IV

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Write each function value in terms of the cofunction of a complementary angle.

tan 174° 03'

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Find the exact value of each expression. See Example 1.

sin 5π/9 cos π/18 - cos 5π/9 sin π/18 .

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Use the given information to find sin(x + y).

sin y = - 2/3 , cos x = - 1/5, x in quadrant II, y in quadrant III

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Write each function value in terms of the cofunction of a complementary angle.

sin 98.0142°

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Find the exact value of each expression. See Example 1.

[tan 80° - tan(-55°)]/[ 1 + tan 80° tan(-55°)]

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Use the given information to find sin(x + y).

cos x = 2/9, sin y = - 1, x in quadrant IV, y in quadrant III

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Use identities to fill in each blank with the appropriate trigonometric function name.

sin 2π/3 = _____ (- π/6)

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Find the exact value of each expression. See Example 1.

[tan 5π/12 + tan π/4]/[1 - tan 5π/12 tan π/4]

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Use identities to fill in each blank with the appropriate trigonometric function name.

____ 72° = cot 18°

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Write each function as an expression involving functions of θ or x alone. See Example 2.

cos(θ - 30°)

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Use identities to fill in each blank with the appropriate trigonometric function name.

tan 24° = 1/ _____ 66°

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Write each function as an expression involving functions of θ or x alone. See Example 2.

cos(45° - θ)

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Find one value of θ or x that satisfies each of the following.

tan θ = cot(45° + 2θ)

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Find one value of θ or x that satisfies each of the following.

sin θ = cos(2θ + 30°)

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Write each function as an expression involving functions of θ or x alone. See Example 2.

sin(45° + θ)

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Find one value of θ or x that satisfies each of the following.

sec x = csc (2π/3)

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Find one value of θ or x that satisfies each of the following.

cos x = sin (π/12)

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Write each function as an expression involving functions of θ or x alone. See Example 2.

tan (π/4 + x)

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Write each function as an expression involving functions of θ or x alone. See Example 2.

sin (3π/4 - x)

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Use the identities for the cosine of a sum or difference to write each expression as a trigonometric function of θ alone.

cos(90° - θ)

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Write each function as an expression involving functions of θ or x alone. See Example 2.

tan(180° + θ)

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Use the identities for the cosine of a sum or difference to write each expression as a trigonometric function of θ alone.

cos(θ - 270°)

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Write each function as an expression involving functions of θ or x alone. See Example 2.

sin(π + x)

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Express each function as a trigonometric function of x. See Example 5.

cos 3x

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Use the identities for the cosine of a sum or difference to write each expression as a trigonometric function of θ alone.

cos(270° + θ)

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Express each function as a trigonometric function of x. See Example 5.

cos 4x

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Find cos(s + t) and cos(s - t).

cos s = - 8/17 and cos t = - 3/5, s and t in quadrant III

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Find cos(s + t) and cos(s - t).

sin s = 2/3 and sin t = -1/3, s in quadrant II and t in quadrant IV

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Find cos(s + t) and cos(s - t).

cos s = √2/4 and sin t = - √5/6, s and t in quadrant IV

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Match each expression in Column I with its equivalent expression in Column II.

sin 60° cos 45° - cos 60° sin 45°

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Verify that each equation is an identity (Hint: cos 2x = cos(x + x).)

cos( π/2 + x) = -sin x

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Verify that each equation is an identity (Hint: cos 2x = cos(x + x).)

cos 2x = cos² x - sin² x

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Verify that each equation is an identity (Hint: cos 2x = cos(x + x).)

cos 2x = 1 - 2 sin² x

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Verify that each equation is an identity (Hint: cos 2x = cos(x + x).)

cos 2x = (cot² x - 1)/(cot² x + 1)

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Match each expression in Column I with its equivalent expression in Column II.

(tan (π/3) - tan (π/4))/(1 + tan (π/3) tan (π/4))

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Be sure that you've familiarized yourself with the first set of formulas presented in this section by working C1–C4 in the Concept and Vocabulary Check. In Exercises 1–8, use the appropriate formula to express each product as a sum or difference. 3x x cos -------- sin ------- 2 2

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Use one or more of the six sum and difference identities to solve Exercises 13–54. In Exercises 13–24, find the exact value of each expression. sin(60° - 45°)

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In Exercises 14–19, use a sum or difference formula to find the exact value of each expression. sin 195°

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Use one or more of the six sum and difference identities to solve Exercises 13–54. In Exercises 13–24, find the exact value of each expression. sin 75°

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In Exercises 14–19, use a sum or difference formula to find the exact value of each expression. 5𝝅 tan --------- 12

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Use one or more of the six sum and difference identities to solve Exercises 13–54. In Exercises 13–24, find the exact value of each expression. ( 𝝅 𝝅 ) tan ( ------ + ------ ) ( 3 4 )

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Use one or more of the six sum and difference identities to solve Exercises 13–54. In Exercises 13–24, find the exact value of each expression. ( 5𝝅 𝝅 ) tan ( ------ ﹣ ------) ( 3 4 )

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Use one or more of the six sum and difference identities to solve Exercises 13–54. In Exercises 25–32, write each expression as the sine, cosine, or tangent of an angle. Then find the exact value of the expression. sin 40° cos 20° + cos 40° sin 20°

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Use one or more of the six sum and difference identities to solve Exercises 13–54. In Exercises 25–32, write each expression as the sine, cosine, or tangent of an angle. Then find the exact value of the expression. 5𝝅 𝝅 5𝝅 𝝅 sin ------- cos -------- ﹣ cos -------- sin ------- 12 4 12 4

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In Exercises 35–38, find the exact value of the following under the given conditions: d. sin 2α 3 𝝅 12 𝝅 sin α = ------- , 0 < α < -------- , and sin β = --------- , --------- < β < 𝝅. 5 2 13 2

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In Exercises 35–38, find the exact value of the following under the given conditions: c. tan(α + β) 3 𝝅 12 𝝅 sin α = ------- , 0 < α < -------- , and sin β = --------- , --------- < β < 𝝅. 5 2 13 2

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In Exercises 35–38, find the exact value of the following under the given conditions: a. sin(α + β) 3 𝝅 12 𝝅 sin α = ------- , 0 < α < -------- , and sin β = --------- , --------- < β < 𝝅. 5 2 13 2

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In Exercises 35–38, find the exact value of the following under the given conditions: a. sin(α + β) 1 3𝝅 1 3𝝅 sin α =﹣ ------ , 𝝅 < α < ------- , and cos β =﹣------ , 𝝅 < β < ---------. 3 2 3 2

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In Exercises 35–38, find the exact value of the following under the given conditions: c. tan(α + β) 1 3𝝅 1 3𝝅 sin α =﹣ ------ , 𝝅 < α < ------- , and cos β =﹣------ , 𝝅 < β < ---------. 3 2 3 2

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In Exercises 35–38, find the exact value of the following under the given conditions: d. sin 2α 1 3𝝅 1 3𝝅 sin α =﹣ ------ , 𝝅 < α < ------- , and cos β =﹣------ , 𝝅 < β < ---------. 3 2 3 2

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In Exercises 57–64, find the exact value of the following under the given conditions: c. tan (α + β) 3 5 sin α = ------ , α lies in quadrant I, and sin β = ------- , β lies in quadrant II. 5 13

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In Exercises 57–64, find the exact value of the following under the given conditions: b. sin (α + β) 3 5 sin α = ------ , α lies in quadrant I, and sin β = ------- , β lies in quadrant II. 5 13

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In Exercises 57–64, find the exact value of the following under the given conditions: c. tan (α + β) 8 1 cos α = ------ , α lies in quadrant IV, and sin β = ﹣------- , β lies in quadrant III. 17 2

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In Exercises 57–64, find the exact value of the following under the given conditions: b. sin (α + β) 8 1 cos α = ------ , α lies in quadrant IV, and sin β = ﹣------- , β lies in quadrant III. 17 2

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In Exercises 57–64, find the exact value of the following under the given conditions: c. tan (α + β) 5 𝝅 3 3𝝅 sin α = ------ , -------- < α < 𝝅 , and tan β = ------- , 𝝅 < β < -------- . 6 2 7 2

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In Exercises 57–64, find the exact value of the following under the given conditions: b. sin (α + β) 5 𝝅 3 3𝝅 sin α = ------ , -------- < α < 𝝅 , and tan β = ------- , 𝝅 < β < -------- . 6 2 7 2

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In Exercises 69–74, rewrite each expression as a simplified expression containing one term. sin (α - β) cos β + cos (α - β) sin β

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Use the given information to find cos(x - y).

sin y = - 2/3, cos x = -1/5, x in quadrant II, y in quadrant III

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Use the given information to find tan(x + y).

sin y = - 2/3, cos x = -1/5, x in quadrant II, y in quadrant III

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Use the given information to find the quadrant of x + y.

sin y = - 2/3, cos x = -1/5 , x in quadrant II, y in quadrant III

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Use the given information to cos(x - y).

cos x = 2/9, sin y = -1/2, x in quadrant IV, y in quadrant III

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Use the given information to find tan(x + y).

cos x = 2/9, sin y = -1/2, x in quadrant IV, y in quadrant III

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Use the given information to find the quadrant of x + y.

cos x = 2/9, sin y = -1/2, x in quadrant IV, y in quadrant III

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Verify that each equation is an identity.

sin(x + y) + sin(x - y) = 2 sin x cos y

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Verify that each equation is an identity. See Example 4.

tan(x - y) - tan(y - x) = 2(tan x - tan y)/(1 + tan x tan y)

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Verify that each equation is an identity.

sin(s + t)/cos s cot t = tan s + tan t

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Verify that each equation is an identity.

sin(x + y)/cos(x - y) = (cot x + cot y)/(1 + cot x cot y)

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Verify that each equation is an identity.

(tan(α + β) - tan β)/(1 + tan(α + β) tan β) = tan α

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Use the result from Exercise 80 to find the acute angle between each pair of lines. (Note that the tangent of the angle will be positive.) Use a calculator, and round to the nearest tenth of a degree.

x + y = 9, 2x + y = -1

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Use the result from Exercise 80 to find the acute angle between each pair of lines. (Note that the tangent of the angle will be positive.) Use a calculator, and round to the nearest tenth of a degree.

5x - 2y + 4 = 0, 3x + 5y = 6

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Use the given information to find sin(s + t). See Example 3.

sin s = 3/5 and sin t = -12/13, s in quadrant I and t in quadrant III

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Use the given information to find tan(s + t). See Example 3.

sin s = 3/5 and sin t = -12/13, s in quadrant I and t in quadrant III

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Use the given information to find the quadrant of s + t. See Example 3.

sin s = 3/5 and sin t = -12/13, s in quadrant I and t in quadrant III

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Use the given information to find sin(s + t). See Example 3.

cos s = -15/17 and sin t = 4/5, s in quadrant II and t in quadrant I

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Use the given information to find tan(s + t). See Example 3.

cos s = -15/17 and sin t = 4/5, s in quadrant II and t in quadrant I

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Use the given information to find the quadrant of s + t. See Example 3.

cos s = - 15/17 and sin t = 4/5, s in quadrant II and t in quadrant I

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Use the given information to find sin(s + t). See Example 3.

cos s = -1/5 and sin t = 3/5, s and t in quadrant II

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Use the given information to find tan(s + t). See Example 3.

cos s = -1/5 and sin t = 3/5, s and t in quadrant II

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Use the given information to find the quadrant of s + t. See Example 3.

cos s = -1/5 and sin t = 3/5, s and t in quadrant II

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