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Algebra 2: PLEASE HELP ME!!

Algebra 2: PLEASE HELP ME!!-example-1
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Looks more like Trig than Algebra II

They want us to apply the sum angle formula to
\sin(x + (5 \pi)/(6))

5π/6 is 150°; I find it easier to think in degrees.

When the tangent of x is 3/4 that's a right triangle with opposite 3, adjacent 4 so hypotenuse 5. So a sine of 3/5 and a cosine of 4/5, both positive because we're told x is in the first quadrant.

The sine sum angle formula is


\sin(a+b) = \sin a \cos b + \cos a \sin b


\sin(x+(5\pi)/(6)) = \sin x \cos (5\pi)/(6) + \cos x \sin (5\pi)/(6)

We know sin 150° = sin 30° = 1/2 and cos 150° = - cos 30° = -√3/2


\sin(x+(5\pi)/(6)) = \frac 3 5 (- √(3)/2) + \frac 4 5 (1/2)


\sin(x+(5\pi)/(6)) = ( 4- 3√(3))/(10)

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