Friday, June 3, 2011

Show that sin(pi/2-x)=cosx?

We'll have to apply the following identity to prove the
given expression:


sin(a-b) = sin a*cos b - sin b*cos
a


Let a = `pi` /2 and b =
x


sin (`pi` /2 - x) = sin `pi` /2*cos x - sin x* cos `pi`
/2


But sin `pi` /2 = 1 and cos `pi` /2 =
0


sin (`pi` /2 - x) = 1*cos x - sin
x*0


sin (`pi` /2 - x) = cos
x


Therefore, the given expression sin (`pi`
/2 - x) = cos x represents an identity.

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