Why \sin(\frac xy) is not equal to \frac{\sin x}{\sin y} and why \sin(x+y) is not

Rudy Koch

Rudy Koch

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2022-01-30

Why sin(xy) is not equal to sinxsiny and why sin(x+y) is not equal to sinx+siny
I get that this may be because they are functions, but what about the nature of trig functions causes the two to examples above to be not equal?
By the way, can you please keep the explanation very simple please? I am a high school student and may struggle to understand more complex explanations involving proof notation etc.

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Flickkorbma

Flickkorbma

Beginner2022-01-31Added 17 answers

A second of thinking tells you that no function achieves that !
x+yx+y,1x+y1x+1y,log(x+y)logx+logx,
xy+1x+1y+1,tanxytanxtany
There are just two exceptions:
a(x+y)=ax+ay
and
(xy)a=xaya
So youd

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