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Q.Evaluate: sin⁡30°cos⁡60°+cos⁡30°sin⁡60°\sin30°\cos60° + \cos30°\sin60°.

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Step 1 — read the four values off the standard-angle table. sin⁡30°=12, cos⁡60°=12, cos⁡30°=32, sin⁡60°=32\sin30°=\frac12,\ \cos60°=\frac12,\ \cos30°=\frac{\sqrt3}{2},\ \sin60°=\frac{\sqrt3}{2}.

Step 2 — substitute.

sin⁡30°cos⁡60°+cos⁡30°sin⁡60°=(12)(12)+(32)(32)\sin30°\cos60°+\cos30°\sin60° = \left(\frac12\right)\left(\frac12\right)+\left(\frac{\sqrt3}{2}\right)\left(\frac{\sqrt3}{2}\right)

Step 3 — simplify.

=14+34=1= \frac14+\frac34 = 1

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