PIa = pi*a
PI/2 = pi/2
A coil of wire rotating in a magnetic field induces a coltage E=20sin((PIa/4) - (PI/2)). Use an identity to express this in terms of cos(PIa/4).
Types of Identities:
Double Angle, Half Angle, Sum and Difference of Sine, Cosine, and Tangent, Pythagorean, Reciprocal, Quotient.
Thanks
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E=-20cos(pi*a/4)
Any chance you could show a bit of work? Thanks.
sin(x-y)=sin(x)cos(y)-sin(y)cos(x)
Let y=pi/2
sin(x-pi/2)=sin(x)*0-1*cos(x)=-cos(x)
Let y=pi/2
sin(x-pi/2)=sin(x)*0-1*cos(x)=-cos(x)