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 saylow
Jul 26, 2010, 02:11 PM
verify that sin(A)+sin(B)+sin(C) = sin(A+B+C) + 4sin((B+C)/2)sin((A+C)/)sin((A+B)/2)
 Unknown008
Jul 27, 2010, 07:47 AM
Ok... 
 
sinA + sinB + sinC \equiv sin(A+B+C) + 4sin(\frac{A+B}{2})sin(\frac{B+C}{2})sin(\frac{A+C }{2})
 
I think it's better if we start on the right part.
 
sin(A+B+C) + 4sin(\frac{A+B}{2})sin(\frac{B+C}{2})sin(\frac{A+C }{2})
 
Breaking sin(A+B+C);
 
sin(A+B+C) = sin(A+B)cosC + cos(A+B)sinC
 
 = (sinAcosB + cosAsinB)cosC + (cosAcosB - sinAsinB)sinC
 
 = sinAcosBcosC + cosAsinBcosC + cosAcosBsinC - sinAsinBsinC
 
Breaking the other part, using the identity sinA = 2sin(\frac{A}{2})cos(\frac{A}{2})
 
4sin(\frac{A+B}{2})sin(\frac{B+C}{2})sin(\frac{A+C }{2}) = 4(\frac{sin(A+B)}{2cos(A+B)})(\frac{sin(B+C)}{2cos (B+C)})(\frac{sin(A+C)}{2cos(A+C)})
 
= \frac12 (\frac{sinAcosB+ cosAsinB}{cosAcosB - sinAsinB})(\frac{sinBcosC+cosBsinC}{cosBcosC-sinBsinC})(\frac{sinAcosC+cosAsinC}{cosAcosC-sinAsinC})
 
Phew! I give up here. That's terrifically long. I expanded giving 8 dissimilar terms in the numerator and denominator (actually, there are two sinAcosAsinBcosBsinCcosC which becomes 2sinAcosAsinBcosBsinCcosC in the numerator) . Anyone wants to continue? :o
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