
William W. answered 01/28/21
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Sine is negative in Q3 and Q4
Tangent is positive in Q1 and Q3
Therefore, angles A and B are in Q3 and a sketch would look like this:
Using the Pythagorean Theorem on the left picture (angle A) we get x = -3 meaning cos(A) = -3/5
Using the Pythagorean Theorem on the right picture (angle B) we get h = √26 meaning sin(B) = -1/√26 and cos(B) = -5/√26
Using the angle addition identity for sine:
sin(A + B) = sin(A)cos(B) + cos(A)sin(B) = (-4/5)(-5/√26) + (-3/5)(-1/√26) = 4/√26 + 3/(5√26) = 20/(5√26) + 3/(5√26) = 23/(5√26) = 23√26/(5•26) = 23√26/130
cos(A + B) = cos(A)cos(B) – sin(A)sin(B) = (-3/5)(-5/√26) - (-4/5)(-1/√26) = 15/(5√26) - 4/(5√26) = 11/5√26) = 11√26/(5•26) = 11√26/130
Since sine and cosine are both positive in Q1 (and these answers are both positive), then A+B is in Q1.