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QuestionEvaluate: sin16448cos1512+cos16448sin1512\sin 164^{\circ} 48^{\prime} \cos 15^{\circ} 12^{\prime} + \cos 164^{\circ} 48^{\prime} \sin 15^{\circ} 12^{\prime}. Round to four decimal places.

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STEP 1

Assumptions1. We are given the expression sin16448cos1512+cos16448sin1512\sin164^{\circ}48^{\prime} \cos15^{\circ}12^{\prime}+\cos164^{\circ}48^{\prime} \sin15^{\circ}12^{\prime} to evaluate. . We are using a calculator to evaluate the expression.
3. The trigonometric functions sine and cosine are in degrees, not radians.
4. The prime symbol (') represents minutes, where1 degree =60 minutes.
5. We are rounding the result to four decimal places.

STEP 2

First, we need to convert the degrees and minutes into decimal degrees. This can be done by dividing the minutes by60 and adding the result to the degrees.
16448=164+4860164^{\circ}48^{\prime} =164 + \frac{48}{60}1512=15+126015^{\circ}12^{\prime} =15 + \frac{12}{60}

STEP 3

Now, plug in the given values for degrees and minutes to calculate the decimal degrees.
16448=164+4860=164.8164^{\circ}48^{\prime} =164 + \frac{48}{60} =164.8^{\circ}1512=15+1260=15.215^{\circ}12^{\prime} =15 + \frac{12}{60} =15.2^{\circ}

STEP 4

Now that we have the decimal degrees, we can substitute these values into the original expression.
sin164.8cos15.2+cos164.8sin15.2\sin164.8^{\circ} \cos15.2^{\circ}+\cos164.8^{\circ} \sin15.2^{\circ}

STEP 5

Next, use a calculator to evaluate the sine and cosine of the decimal degrees.
sin164.8=0.9781\sin164.8^{\circ} = -0.9781cos164.8=0.2079\cos164.8^{\circ} = -0.2079sin15.2=0.2618\sin15.2^{\circ} =0.2618cos15.2=0.9651\cos15.2^{\circ} =0.9651

STEP 6

Substitute these values back into the expression.
0.9781×0.9651+0.2079×0.2618-0.9781 \times0.9651 + -0.2079 \times0.2618

STEP 7

Finally, use a calculator to evaluate the expression.
0.9781×0.9651+0.2079×0.261=0.9446-0.9781 \times0.9651 + -0.2079 \times0.261 = -0.9446The result is -0.9446, rounded to four decimal places.

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