This one requires a bit of ingenuity, and a good knowledge of the sum/difference/product formulas.
sin A sin B = ½ cos(A−B) − ½ cos(A+B)
sin A cos B = ½ sin(A+B) + ½ sin(A−B)
so,
sinAsin2A = ½cosA - ½cos3A
sin3Asin6A = ½cos3A - ½cos9A
sin4Asin13A = ½cos4A - ½cos17A
add 'em up to get
½cosA - ½cos17A
Do likewise with the denominator to get
½sin17A - ½sinA
Now we have
(cosA - cos17A)/(sin17A - sinA)
We turn now to the other identities:
cos u − cos v = −2 sin(½(u+v)) sin(½(u−v))
sin u − sin v = 2 sin(½(u−v)) cos(½(u+v))
That leaves us with
-2 sin9A sin-8A
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2 sin8A cos9A
= tan 9A
sinAsin2A+sin3Asin6A+sin4Asin13A/sinAcos2A+sin3Acos6A+sin4Acos13A = tan9A
2 answers
oops.
sin4Asin13A = ½cos4A - ½cos17A
should read
sin4Asin13A = ½cos9A - ½cos17A
sin4Asin13A = ½cos4A - ½cos17A
should read
sin4Asin13A = ½cos9A - ½cos17A