Problem

Show that $\sin ^{2} 7 \theta-\sin ^{2} 4 \theta=\sin 11 \theta \sin 3 \theta$.

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\(\boxed{\sin^2(7\theta) - \sin^2(4\theta) = \sin(11\theta)\sin(3\theta)}\)

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Step 1 :Rewrite the given equation using the identity \(\sin^2(x) - \sin^2(y) = (\sin(x) + \sin(y))(\sin(x) - \sin(y))\):

Step 2 :\((\sin(7\theta) + \sin(4\theta))(\sin(7\theta) - \sin(4\theta))\)

Step 3 :Use the sum-to-product identities to rewrite the equation:

Step 4 :\(4\sin(11\theta)\cos(3\theta)\cos(11\theta)\sin(3\theta)\)

Step 5 :Use the product-to-sum identity to rewrite the equation:

Step 6 :\(\sin(14\theta)^2 - \sin(8\theta)^2\)

Step 7 :Rewrite the equation using the identity \(\sin^2(x) - \sin^2(y) = (\sin(x) + \sin(y))(\sin(x) - \sin(y))\):

Step 8 :\((\sin(14\theta) + \sin(8\theta))(\sin(14\theta) - \sin(8\theta))\)

Step 9 :Use the sum-to-product identities to rewrite the equation:

Step 10 :\(4\sin(11\theta)\cos(3\theta)\cos(11\theta)\sin(3\theta)\)

Step 11 :\(\boxed{\sin^2(7\theta) - \sin^2(4\theta) = \sin(11\theta)\sin(3\theta)}\)

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