To obtain an exact value for using only the standard angles

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Problem

To obtain an exact value for

\sin 75^{\circ}

using only the standard angles

30^{\circ}

45^{\circ}

and

60^{\circ}

, which of the following angle decompositions of

75^{\circ}

is the most direct? (a)

75^{\circ}=90^{\circ}-15^{\circ}

(b)

75^{\circ}=60^{\circ}+15^{\circ}

(c)

75^{\circ}=45^{\circ}+30^{\circ}

(d)

75^{\circ}=120^{\circ}-45^{\circ}