How do you prove sin(pi+x) = - sinxsin(π+x)=sinx? Double Angle Question: 1.) Express sin x/2 in terms of cos x Thank you so much!?

1 Answer
May 2, 2015

I) sin (x + Pi) = - sin x. There are 2 ways to prove:
a. By the trig unit circle,.
Example: x = Pi/3 (Quadrant I). And (x + pi) is in Quadrant III.
Then sin (x + pi) = - sin x.
b. By trig identity sin (a + b) = sin a.cos b + sin a. sin b
sin (x + pi) = sin x cos pi + sin pi.cos x Because cos pi = -1 and sin pi = 0. then sin (x + Pi) = -sin x#

2) cos x = 1 - 2sin^2 (x/2)
sin^2 (x/2) = (1 - cos x)/2

sin (x/2) = + (or -) sqr[[(1 - cos x)]/2]