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Without using trigonometric tables, answer the following: a. (i) Show that
tan
75
∘
=
2
+
3
\tan 75^\circ=2+\sqrt3
tan
7
5
∘
=
2
+
3
. b. (ii) Hence determine the exact values of
sin
75
∘
\sin 75^\circ
sin
7
5
∘
and
cos
75
∘
\cos 75^\circ
cos
7
5
∘
. c. (iii) Using your results from (ii), evaluate exactly
E
=
sin
75
∘
cos
15
∘
+
cos
75
∘
sin
15
∘
E=\sin 75^\circ\cos 15^\circ+\cos 75^\circ\sin 15^\circ
E
=
sin
7
5
∘
cos
1
5
∘
+
cos
7
5
∘
sin
1
5
∘
.
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