# maths

Use the cofunction identities to evaluate the expression below

sin^2 21° + sin^2 61° + sin^2 69° + sin^2 29°

1. 2

sin(21º) = cos(69º)

sin(29º) = cos(61º)

so it's twice sin² + cos²

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