Problem

Use table for trigonometric function values of some common angles and simplify the resulting expression.
sin45cos30+cos60sin60

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sin45cos30+cos60sin60=1

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Step 1 :From the angle addition formula, we have

Step 2 :sin(A+B)=sinAcosB+cosAsinB

Step 3 :Substituting A=45 and B=30 into the formula, we get

Step 4 :sin75=sin45cos30+cos45sin30

Step 5 :Substituting A=60 and B=60 into the formula, we get

Step 6 :sin120=sin60cos60+cos60sin60

Step 7 :Since sin75=sin120, we can equate the two expressions to get

Step 8 :sin45cos30+cos45sin30=sin60cos60+cos60sin60

Step 9 :Subtracting sin60cos60+cos60sin60 from both sides, we get

Step 10 :sin45cos30+cos45sin30sin60cos60cos60sin60=0

Step 11 :Substituting the values of sin45=12, cos30=32, cos45=12, sin30=12, sin60=32, and cos60=12 into the equation, we get

Step 12 :1232+121232121232=0

Step 13 :Simplifying the equation, we get

Step 14 :342+1421434=0

Step 15 :Combining like terms, we get

Step 16 :3+1421+34=0

Step 17 :Multiplying both sides by 42, we get

Step 18 :3+12(1+3)=0

Step 19 :Solving for 2, we get

Step 20 :2=3+11+3

Step 21 :Substituting 2=3+11+3 into the original equation, we get

Step 22 :sin45cos30+cos60sin60=3+11+3

Step 23 :Simplifying the equation, we get

Step 24 :sin45cos30+cos60sin60=1

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