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prove that : cos28°-sin58°=sin2°

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Answered by DhanyaDA
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Hi friend!!

cos28°-sin58°

=cos 28°-sin(90-32)

since, sin(90-A)=cosA

=cos28°-cos32°

By using the identity,
cosA-CosB=-2sin(A+B/2)sin(A-B/2)
we get,

=-2sin(60°/2)sin(-4°/2)

=-2sin30°sin(-2°)

since, sin30°=1/2

=-2×1/2×sin(-2°)

=-sin(-2°)=sin2°

Hence proved.

I hope this will help u ;)
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