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Why does this equality hold?



$sin x - sin y = 2 cos(frac{x+y}{2}) sin(frac{x-y}{2})$.



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 $A=frac{x+y}{2}$ and $B=frac{x-y}{2}$. 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 $sin(A+B)=sin(frac{x+y}{2}+frac{x-y}{2})$. Evaluate this and use the given identities.
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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?



$sin x - sin y = 2 cos(frac{x+y}{2}) sin(frac{x-y}{2})$.



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 $A=frac{x+y}{2}$ and $B=frac{x-y}{2}$. 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 $sin(A+B)=sin(frac{x+y}{2}+frac{x-y}{2})$. Evaluate this and use the given identities.
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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?



$sin x - sin y = 2 cos(frac{x+y}{2}) sin(frac{x-y}{2})$.



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 $A=frac{x+y}{2}$ and $B=frac{x-y}{2}$. But I tried to write this out and could not figure it out. Any help would be appreciated










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Why does this equality hold?



$sin x - sin y = 2 cos(frac{x+y}{2}) sin(frac{x-y}{2})$.



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 $A=frac{x+y}{2}$ and $B=frac{x-y}{2}$. 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 $sin(A+B)=sin(frac{x+y}{2}+frac{x-y}{2})$. Evaluate this and use the given identities.
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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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    Let A and B be as you defined. Then $sin(A+B)=sin(frac{x+y}{2}+frac{x-y}{2})$. Evaluate this and use the given identities.
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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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Let A and B be as you defined. Then $sin(A+B)=sin(frac{x+y}{2}+frac{x-y}{2})$. Evaluate this and use the given identities.
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Let A and B be as you defined. Then $sin(A+B)=sin(frac{x+y}{2}+frac{x-y}{2})$. Evaluate this and use the given identities.
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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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Following your professor's advice, let $A=frac{x+y}{2}$, $B=frac{x-y}{2}$. 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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    The main trick is here:



    begin{align}
    color{red} {x = {x+yover2} + {x-yover2}}\[1em]
    color{blue}{y = {x+yover2} - {x-yover2}}
    end{align}



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



    Substituting the right-hand sides for $color{red}x$ and $color{blue}y,,$ you will obtain



    begin{align}
    sin color{red} x - sin color{blue }y = sin left(color{red}{{x+yover2} + {x-yover2} }right) - sin left(color{blue }{{x+yover2} - {x-yover2}} right) \[1em]
    end{align}



    All the rest is then only a routine calculation:



    begin{align}
    require{enclose}
    &= sin left({x+yover2}right) cosleft( {x-yover2} right) +
    sin left({x-yover2}right) cosleft( {x+yover2} right)\[1em]
    &-left[sin left({x+yover2}right) cosleft( {x-yover2} right) -
    sin left({x-yover2}right) cosleft( {x+yover2} right)right]\[3em]
    &= enclose{updiagonalstrike}{sin left({x+yover2}right) cosleft( {x-yover2} right)} +
    sin left({x-yover2}right) cosleft( {x+yover2} right)\[1em]
    &-enclose{updiagonalstrike}{sin left({x+yover2}right) cosleft( {x-yover2} right)} +
    sin left({x-yover2}right) cosleft( {x+yover2} right)
    \[3em]
    &=2sin left({x-yover2}right) cosleft( {x+yover2} right)\
    end{align}






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      Following your notation, let $A=dfrac{x+y}{2}$ and $B=dfrac{x-y}{2}$.
      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 professor's advice, let $A=frac{x+y}{2}$, $B=frac{x-y}{2}$. 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 $A=frac{x+y}{2}$, $B=frac{x-y}{2}$. 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 $A=frac{x+y}{2}$, $B=frac{x-y}{2}$. 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 $A=frac{x+y}{2}$, $B=frac{x-y}{2}$. 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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                The main trick is here:



                begin{align}
                color{red} {x = {x+yover2} + {x-yover2}}\[1em]
                color{blue}{y = {x+yover2} - {x-yover2}}
                end{align}



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



                Substituting the right-hand sides for $color{red}x$ and $color{blue}y,,$ you will obtain



                begin{align}
                sin color{red} x - sin color{blue }y = sin left(color{red}{{x+yover2} + {x-yover2} }right) - sin left(color{blue }{{x+yover2} - {x-yover2}} right) \[1em]
                end{align}



                All the rest is then only a routine calculation:



                begin{align}
                require{enclose}
                &= sin left({x+yover2}right) cosleft( {x-yover2} right) +
                sin left({x-yover2}right) cosleft( {x+yover2} right)\[1em]
                &-left[sin left({x+yover2}right) cosleft( {x-yover2} right) -
                sin left({x-yover2}right) cosleft( {x+yover2} right)right]\[3em]
                &= enclose{updiagonalstrike}{sin left({x+yover2}right) cosleft( {x-yover2} right)} +
                sin left({x-yover2}right) cosleft( {x+yover2} right)\[1em]
                &-enclose{updiagonalstrike}{sin left({x+yover2}right) cosleft( {x-yover2} right)} +
                sin left({x-yover2}right) cosleft( {x+yover2} right)
                \[3em]
                &=2sin left({x-yover2}right) cosleft( {x+yover2} right)\
                end{align}






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                  The main trick is here:



                  begin{align}
                  color{red} {x = {x+yover2} + {x-yover2}}\[1em]
                  color{blue}{y = {x+yover2} - {x-yover2}}
                  end{align}



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



                  Substituting the right-hand sides for $color{red}x$ and $color{blue}y,,$ you will obtain



                  begin{align}
                  sin color{red} x - sin color{blue }y = sin left(color{red}{{x+yover2} + {x-yover2} }right) - sin left(color{blue }{{x+yover2} - {x-yover2}} right) \[1em]
                  end{align}



                  All the rest is then only a routine calculation:



                  begin{align}
                  require{enclose}
                  &= sin left({x+yover2}right) cosleft( {x-yover2} right) +
                  sin left({x-yover2}right) cosleft( {x+yover2} right)\[1em]
                  &-left[sin left({x+yover2}right) cosleft( {x-yover2} right) -
                  sin left({x-yover2}right) cosleft( {x+yover2} right)right]\[3em]
                  &= enclose{updiagonalstrike}{sin left({x+yover2}right) cosleft( {x-yover2} right)} +
                  sin left({x-yover2}right) cosleft( {x+yover2} right)\[1em]
                  &-enclose{updiagonalstrike}{sin left({x+yover2}right) cosleft( {x-yover2} right)} +
                  sin left({x-yover2}right) cosleft( {x+yover2} right)
                  \[3em]
                  &=2sin left({x-yover2}right) cosleft( {x+yover2} right)\
                  end{align}






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                    The main trick is here:



                    begin{align}
                    color{red} {x = {x+yover2} + {x-yover2}}\[1em]
                    color{blue}{y = {x+yover2} - {x-yover2}}
                    end{align}



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



                    Substituting the right-hand sides for $color{red}x$ and $color{blue}y,,$ you will obtain



                    begin{align}
                    sin color{red} x - sin color{blue }y = sin left(color{red}{{x+yover2} + {x-yover2} }right) - sin left(color{blue }{{x+yover2} - {x-yover2}} right) \[1em]
                    end{align}



                    All the rest is then only a routine calculation:



                    begin{align}
                    require{enclose}
                    &= sin left({x+yover2}right) cosleft( {x-yover2} right) +
                    sin left({x-yover2}right) cosleft( {x+yover2} right)\[1em]
                    &-left[sin left({x+yover2}right) cosleft( {x-yover2} right) -
                    sin left({x-yover2}right) cosleft( {x+yover2} right)right]\[3em]
                    &= enclose{updiagonalstrike}{sin left({x+yover2}right) cosleft( {x-yover2} right)} +
                    sin left({x-yover2}right) cosleft( {x+yover2} right)\[1em]
                    &-enclose{updiagonalstrike}{sin left({x+yover2}right) cosleft( {x-yover2} right)} +
                    sin left({x-yover2}right) cosleft( {x+yover2} right)
                    \[3em]
                    &=2sin left({x-yover2}right) cosleft( {x+yover2} right)\
                    end{align}






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                    The main trick is here:



                    begin{align}
                    color{red} {x = {x+yover2} + {x-yover2}}\[1em]
                    color{blue}{y = {x+yover2} - {x-yover2}}
                    end{align}



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



                    Substituting the right-hand sides for $color{red}x$ and $color{blue}y,,$ you will obtain



                    begin{align}
                    sin color{red} x - sin color{blue }y = sin left(color{red}{{x+yover2} + {x-yover2} }right) - sin left(color{blue }{{x+yover2} - {x-yover2}} right) \[1em]
                    end{align}



                    All the rest is then only a routine calculation:



                    begin{align}
                    require{enclose}
                    &= sin left({x+yover2}right) cosleft( {x-yover2} right) +
                    sin left({x-yover2}right) cosleft( {x+yover2} right)\[1em]
                    &-left[sin left({x+yover2}right) cosleft( {x-yover2} right) -
                    sin left({x-yover2}right) cosleft( {x+yover2} right)right]\[3em]
                    &= enclose{updiagonalstrike}{sin left({x+yover2}right) cosleft( {x-yover2} right)} +
                    sin left({x-yover2}right) cosleft( {x+yover2} right)\[1em]
                    &-enclose{updiagonalstrike}{sin left({x+yover2}right) cosleft( {x-yover2} right)} +
                    sin left({x-yover2}right) cosleft( {x+yover2} right)
                    \[3em]
                    &=2sin left({x-yover2}right) cosleft( {x+yover2} right)\
                    end{align}







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                        Following your notation, let $A=dfrac{x+y}{2}$ and $B=dfrac{x-y}{2}$.
                        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 $A=dfrac{x+y}{2}$ and $B=dfrac{x-y}{2}$.
                          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 $A=dfrac{x+y}{2}$ and $B=dfrac{x-y}{2}$.
                            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 $A=dfrac{x+y}{2}$ and $B=dfrac{x-y}{2}$.
                            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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