Question

___ cosb =1/2 sin(a+b)+sin(a-b)?

Answer 1

That would be sina.

Explanation:

sin(a+b) = sinacosb + cosasinb

sin(a-b) = sinacosb - cosasinb

Adding we get sin(a+b) + sin(a-b) = 2sinaccosb

so sinacosb = 1/2sin(a+b) + sin(a-b)

Answer 2

sina

Explanation:

We have

sin(a+b) = sina cosb + cosa sinb ---------------------eqn 1

sin(a-b) = sina cosb - cosa sinb ---------------------eqn 2

eqn 1 + eqn 2

sin(a+b) + sin(a-b) = sina cosb + cosa sinb + sina cosb - cosa sinb

sin(a+b) + sin(a-b) = 2sina cosb

`sina* cosb =(1)/(2)(sin(a+b) + sin(a-b))`

So answer is sina