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Sin




Mathematica Notation

Traditional Notation









Elementary Functions > Sin[z] > Transformations > Products, sums, and powers of the direct function > Sums of the direct function





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Input Form





Sin[a] - Sin[b] == 2 Cos[(a + b)/2] Sin[(a - b)/2]








Standard Form





Cell[BoxData[RowBox[List[RowBox[List[RowBox[List["Sin", "[", "a", "]"]], "-", RowBox[List["Sin", "[", "b", "]"]]]], "\[Equal]", RowBox[List["2", " ", RowBox[List["Cos", "[", FractionBox[RowBox[List["a", "+", "b"]], "2"], "]"]], " ", RowBox[List["Sin", "[", FractionBox[RowBox[List["a", "-", "b"]], "2"], "]"]]]]]]]]








MathML Form







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Rule Form





Cell[BoxData[RowBox[List[RowBox[List["HoldPattern", "[", RowBox[List[RowBox[List["Sin", "[", "a_", "]"]], "-", RowBox[List["Sin", "[", "b_", "]"]]]], "]"]], "\[RuleDelayed]", RowBox[List["2", " ", RowBox[List["Cos", "[", FractionBox[RowBox[List["a", "+", "b"]], "2"], "]"]], " ", RowBox[List["Sin", "[", FractionBox[RowBox[List["a", "-", "b"]], "2"], "]"]]]]]]]]


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2001-10-29