Werner Formulas/Cosine by Sine/Proof 2

Theorem

$\cos \alpha \sin \beta = \dfrac {\map \sin {\alpha + \beta} - \map \sin {\alpha - \beta} } 2$


Proof

\(\ds \cos \alpha \sin \beta\) \(=\) \(\ds \sin \beta \cos \alpha\)
\(\ds \) \(=\) \(\ds \frac {\map \sin {\beta + \alpha} + \map \sin {\beta - \alpha} } 2\) Werner Formula for Sine by Cosine
\(\ds \) \(=\) \(\ds \frac {\map \sin {\alpha + \beta} + \map \sin {-\paren {\alpha - \beta} } } 2\)
\(\ds \) \(=\) \(\ds \frac {\map \sin {\alpha + \beta} - \map \sin {\alpha - \beta} } 2\) Sine Function is Odd

$\blacksquare$


Sources

  • 1960: Walter Ledermann: Complex Numbers ... (previous) ... (next): $\S 4.5$. The Functions $e^z$, $\cos z$, $\sin z$