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Why does this equality hold?



$sin x - sin y = 2 cos(fracx+y2) sin(fracx-y2)$.



My professor was saying that since



(i) $sin(A+B)=sin A cos B+ sin B cos A$



and



(ii) $sin(A-B) = sin A cos B - sin B cos A$



we just let $A=fracx+y2$ and $B=fracx-y2$. But I tried to write this out and could not figure it out. Any help would be appreciated










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    After substituting for A and B in the equations (i) and (ii) you have to calculate (i) - (ii)
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Why does this equality hold?



$sin x - sin y = 2 cos(fracx+y2) sin(fracx-y2)$.



My professor was saying that since



(i) $sin(A+B)=sin A cos B+ sin B cos A$



and



(ii) $sin(A-B) = sin A cos B - sin B cos A$



we just let $A=fracx+y2$ and $B=fracx-y2$. But I tried to write this out and could not figure it out. Any help would be appreciated










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    Let A and B be as you defined. Then $sin(A+B)=sin(fracx+y2+fracx-y2)$. Evaluate this and use the given identities.
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Why does this equality hold?



$sin x - sin y = 2 cos(fracx+y2) sin(fracx-y2)$.



My professor was saying that since



(i) $sin(A+B)=sin A cos B+ sin B cos A$



and



(ii) $sin(A-B) = sin A cos B - sin B cos A$



we just let $A=fracx+y2$ and $B=fracx-y2$. But I tried to write this out and could not figure it out. Any help would be appreciated










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$sin x - sin y = 2 cos(fracx+y2) sin(fracx-y2)$.



My professor was saying that since



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and



(ii) $sin(A-B) = sin A cos B - sin B cos A$



we just let $A=fracx+y2$ and $B=fracx-y2$. But I tried to write this out and could not figure it out. Any help would be appreciated







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  • $begingroup$
    Let A and B be as you defined. Then $sin(A+B)=sin(fracx+y2+fracx-y2)$. Evaluate this and use the given identities.
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  • $begingroup$
    After substituting for A and B in the equations (i) and (ii) you have to calculate (i) - (ii)
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  • $begingroup$
    Let A and B be as you defined. Then $sin(A+B)=sin(fracx+y2+fracx-y2)$. Evaluate this and use the given identities.
    $endgroup$
    – Newman
    2 hours ago










  • $begingroup$
    After substituting for A and B in the equations (i) and (ii) you have to calculate (i) - (ii)
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$begingroup$
Let A and B be as you defined. Then $sin(A+B)=sin(fracx+y2+fracx-y2)$. Evaluate this and use the given identities.
$endgroup$
– Newman
2 hours ago




$begingroup$
Let A and B be as you defined. Then $sin(A+B)=sin(fracx+y2+fracx-y2)$. Evaluate this and use the given identities.
$endgroup$
– Newman
2 hours ago












$begingroup$
After substituting for A and B in the equations (i) and (ii) you have to calculate (i) - (ii)
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The main trick is here:



beginalign
colorred x = x+yover2 + x-yover2\[1em]
colorbluey = x+yover2 - x-yover2
endalign



(You may evaluate the right-hand sides of them to verify that these strange equations are correct.)



Substituting the right-hand sides for $colorredx$ and $colorbluey,,$ you will obtain



beginalign
sin colorred x - sin colorblue y = sin left(colorredx+yover2 + x-yover2 right) - sin left(colorblue x+yover2 - x-yover2 right) \[1em]
endalign



All the rest is then only a routine calculation:



beginalign
requireenclose
&= sin left(x+yover2right) cosleft( x-yover2 right) +
sin left(x-yover2right) cosleft( x+yover2 right)\[1em]
&-left[sin left(x+yover2right) cosleft( x-yover2 right) -
sin left(x-yover2right) cosleft( x+yover2 right)right]\[3em]
&= encloseupdiagonalstrikesin left(x+yover2right) cosleft( x-yover2 right) +
sin left(x-yover2right) cosleft( x+yover2 right)\[1em]
&-encloseupdiagonalstrikesin left(x+yover2right) cosleft( x-yover2 right) +
sin left(x-yover2right) cosleft( x+yover2 right)
\[3em]
&=2sin left(x-yover2right) cosleft( x+yover2 right)\
endalign






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    Following your professor's advice, let $A=fracx+y2$, $B=fracx-y2$. Then $$x=A+B\y=A-B$$So the LHS of your equation becomes $$sin(A+B)-sin(A-B)$$Now you just use the usual addition/subtraction trigonometric identities (i) and (ii) listed to evaluate this. It should give $2cos Asin B$ as required.






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      Following your notation, let $A=dfracx+y2$ and $B=dfracx-y2$.
      Note that $A+B=x$ and $A-B=y$.



      Now, $sin x=sin(A+B)=sin Acos B+cos Asin B$ and $sin y=sin(A-B)=sin Acos B - cos Asin B$ from your professor's advice.



      To get the LHS, $sin x-sin y = 2cos Asin B$. And that's it. Replace $A,B$ in terms of $x$ and $y$.






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        $begingroup$

        The main trick is here:



        beginalign
        colorred x = x+yover2 + x-yover2\[1em]
        colorbluey = x+yover2 - x-yover2
        endalign



        (You may evaluate the right-hand sides of them to verify that these strange equations are correct.)



        Substituting the right-hand sides for $colorredx$ and $colorbluey,,$ you will obtain



        beginalign
        sin colorred x - sin colorblue y = sin left(colorredx+yover2 + x-yover2 right) - sin left(colorblue x+yover2 - x-yover2 right) \[1em]
        endalign



        All the rest is then only a routine calculation:



        beginalign
        requireenclose
        &= sin left(x+yover2right) cosleft( x-yover2 right) +
        sin left(x-yover2right) cosleft( x+yover2 right)\[1em]
        &-left[sin left(x+yover2right) cosleft( x-yover2 right) -
        sin left(x-yover2right) cosleft( x+yover2 right)right]\[3em]
        &= encloseupdiagonalstrikesin left(x+yover2right) cosleft( x-yover2 right) +
        sin left(x-yover2right) cosleft( x+yover2 right)\[1em]
        &-encloseupdiagonalstrikesin left(x+yover2right) cosleft( x-yover2 right) +
        sin left(x-yover2right) cosleft( x+yover2 right)
        \[3em]
        &=2sin left(x-yover2right) cosleft( x+yover2 right)\
        endalign






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          $begingroup$

          The main trick is here:



          beginalign
          colorred x = x+yover2 + x-yover2\[1em]
          colorbluey = x+yover2 - x-yover2
          endalign



          (You may evaluate the right-hand sides of them to verify that these strange equations are correct.)



          Substituting the right-hand sides for $colorredx$ and $colorbluey,,$ you will obtain



          beginalign
          sin colorred x - sin colorblue y = sin left(colorredx+yover2 + x-yover2 right) - sin left(colorblue x+yover2 - x-yover2 right) \[1em]
          endalign



          All the rest is then only a routine calculation:



          beginalign
          requireenclose
          &= sin left(x+yover2right) cosleft( x-yover2 right) +
          sin left(x-yover2right) cosleft( x+yover2 right)\[1em]
          &-left[sin left(x+yover2right) cosleft( x-yover2 right) -
          sin left(x-yover2right) cosleft( x+yover2 right)right]\[3em]
          &= encloseupdiagonalstrikesin left(x+yover2right) cosleft( x-yover2 right) +
          sin left(x-yover2right) cosleft( x+yover2 right)\[1em]
          &-encloseupdiagonalstrikesin left(x+yover2right) cosleft( x-yover2 right) +
          sin left(x-yover2right) cosleft( x+yover2 right)
          \[3em]
          &=2sin left(x-yover2right) cosleft( x+yover2 right)\
          endalign






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            $begingroup$

            The main trick is here:



            beginalign
            colorred x = x+yover2 + x-yover2\[1em]
            colorbluey = x+yover2 - x-yover2
            endalign



            (You may evaluate the right-hand sides of them to verify that these strange equations are correct.)



            Substituting the right-hand sides for $colorredx$ and $colorbluey,,$ you will obtain



            beginalign
            sin colorred x - sin colorblue y = sin left(colorredx+yover2 + x-yover2 right) - sin left(colorblue x+yover2 - x-yover2 right) \[1em]
            endalign



            All the rest is then only a routine calculation:



            beginalign
            requireenclose
            &= sin left(x+yover2right) cosleft( x-yover2 right) +
            sin left(x-yover2right) cosleft( x+yover2 right)\[1em]
            &-left[sin left(x+yover2right) cosleft( x-yover2 right) -
            sin left(x-yover2right) cosleft( x+yover2 right)right]\[3em]
            &= encloseupdiagonalstrikesin left(x+yover2right) cosleft( x-yover2 right) +
            sin left(x-yover2right) cosleft( x+yover2 right)\[1em]
            &-encloseupdiagonalstrikesin left(x+yover2right) cosleft( x-yover2 right) +
            sin left(x-yover2right) cosleft( x+yover2 right)
            \[3em]
            &=2sin left(x-yover2right) cosleft( x+yover2 right)\
            endalign






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            The main trick is here:



            beginalign
            colorred x = x+yover2 + x-yover2\[1em]
            colorbluey = x+yover2 - x-yover2
            endalign



            (You may evaluate the right-hand sides of them to verify that these strange equations are correct.)



            Substituting the right-hand sides for $colorredx$ and $colorbluey,,$ you will obtain



            beginalign
            sin colorred x - sin colorblue y = sin left(colorredx+yover2 + x-yover2 right) - sin left(colorblue x+yover2 - x-yover2 right) \[1em]
            endalign



            All the rest is then only a routine calculation:



            beginalign
            requireenclose
            &= sin left(x+yover2right) cosleft( x-yover2 right) +
            sin left(x-yover2right) cosleft( x+yover2 right)\[1em]
            &-left[sin left(x+yover2right) cosleft( x-yover2 right) -
            sin left(x-yover2right) cosleft( x+yover2 right)right]\[3em]
            &= encloseupdiagonalstrikesin left(x+yover2right) cosleft( x-yover2 right) +
            sin left(x-yover2right) cosleft( x+yover2 right)\[1em]
            &-encloseupdiagonalstrikesin left(x+yover2right) cosleft( x-yover2 right) +
            sin left(x-yover2right) cosleft( x+yover2 right)
            \[3em]
            &=2sin left(x-yover2right) cosleft( x+yover2 right)\
            endalign







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                $begingroup$

                Following your professor's advice, let $A=fracx+y2$, $B=fracx-y2$. Then $$x=A+B\y=A-B$$So the LHS of your equation becomes $$sin(A+B)-sin(A-B)$$Now you just use the usual addition/subtraction trigonometric identities (i) and (ii) listed to evaluate this. It should give $2cos Asin B$ as required.






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                  Following your professor's advice, let $A=fracx+y2$, $B=fracx-y2$. Then $$x=A+B\y=A-B$$So the LHS of your equation becomes $$sin(A+B)-sin(A-B)$$Now you just use the usual addition/subtraction trigonometric identities (i) and (ii) listed to evaluate this. It should give $2cos Asin B$ as required.






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                    $begingroup$

                    Following your professor's advice, let $A=fracx+y2$, $B=fracx-y2$. Then $$x=A+B\y=A-B$$So the LHS of your equation becomes $$sin(A+B)-sin(A-B)$$Now you just use the usual addition/subtraction trigonometric identities (i) and (ii) listed to evaluate this. It should give $2cos Asin B$ as required.






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                    Following your professor's advice, let $A=fracx+y2$, $B=fracx-y2$. Then $$x=A+B\y=A-B$$So the LHS of your equation becomes $$sin(A+B)-sin(A-B)$$Now you just use the usual addition/subtraction trigonometric identities (i) and (ii) listed to evaluate this. It should give $2cos Asin B$ as required.







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                        $begingroup$

                        Following your notation, let $A=dfracx+y2$ and $B=dfracx-y2$.
                        Note that $A+B=x$ and $A-B=y$.



                        Now, $sin x=sin(A+B)=sin Acos B+cos Asin B$ and $sin y=sin(A-B)=sin Acos B - cos Asin B$ from your professor's advice.



                        To get the LHS, $sin x-sin y = 2cos Asin B$. And that's it. Replace $A,B$ in terms of $x$ and $y$.






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                          $begingroup$

                          Following your notation, let $A=dfracx+y2$ and $B=dfracx-y2$.
                          Note that $A+B=x$ and $A-B=y$.



                          Now, $sin x=sin(A+B)=sin Acos B+cos Asin B$ and $sin y=sin(A-B)=sin Acos B - cos Asin B$ from your professor's advice.



                          To get the LHS, $sin x-sin y = 2cos Asin B$. And that's it. Replace $A,B$ in terms of $x$ and $y$.






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                            Following your notation, let $A=dfracx+y2$ and $B=dfracx-y2$.
                            Note that $A+B=x$ and $A-B=y$.



                            Now, $sin x=sin(A+B)=sin Acos B+cos Asin B$ and $sin y=sin(A-B)=sin Acos B - cos Asin B$ from your professor's advice.



                            To get the LHS, $sin x-sin y = 2cos Asin B$. And that's it. Replace $A,B$ in terms of $x$ and $y$.






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                            Following your notation, let $A=dfracx+y2$ and $B=dfracx-y2$.
                            Note that $A+B=x$ and $A-B=y$.



                            Now, $sin x=sin(A+B)=sin Acos B+cos Asin B$ and $sin y=sin(A-B)=sin Acos B - cos Asin B$ from your professor's advice.



                            To get the LHS, $sin x-sin y = 2cos Asin B$. And that's it. Replace $A,B$ in terms of $x$ and $y$.







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