sin120∘\sin120{^\circ}sin120∘可以通過以下方法計算:
利用互補角的性質。由於sin(180°−α)=sinα\sin(\text{180°} - \alpha) = \sin\alphasin(180°−α)=sinα,可以得到sin120∘=sin(180∘−60∘)=sin60∘\sin120{^\circ} = \sin(180{^\circ} - 60{^\circ}) = \sin60{^\circ}sin120∘=sin(180∘−60∘)=sin60∘。已知sin60∘=32\sin60{^\circ} = \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}sin60∘=23,因此sin120∘=32\sin120{^\circ} = \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}sin120∘=23。
使用和角公式。根據和角公式,sin(A+B)=sinAcosB+cosAsinB\sin(A + B) = \sin A\cos B + \cos A\sin Bsin(A+B)=sinAcosB+cosAsinB,可以寫出sin120∘=sin(60∘+60∘)=sin60∘cos60∘+cos60∘sin60∘\sin120{^\circ} = \sin(60{^\circ} + 60{^\circ}) = \sin60{^\circ}\cos60{^\circ} + \cos60{^\circ}\sin60{^\circ}sin120∘=sin(60∘+60∘)=sin60∘cos60∘+cos60∘sin60∘。由於sin60∘=32\sin60{^\circ} = \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}sin60∘=23且cos60∘=12\cos60{^\circ} = \frac{1}{2}cos60∘=21,計算得sin120∘=32×12+12×32=32\sin120{^\circ} = \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2} \times \frac{1}{2} + \frac{1}{2} \times \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2} = \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}sin120∘=23×21+21×23=23。
使用誘導公式。由於sin(180°−α)=sinα\sin(\text{180°} - \alpha) = \sin\alphasin(180°−α)=sinα,可以得到sin120∘=sin(180∘−60∘)=sin60∘\sin120{^\circ} = \sin(180{^\circ} - 60{^\circ}) = \sin60{^\circ}sin120∘=sin(180∘−60∘)=sin60∘。已知sin60∘=32\sin60{^\circ} = \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}sin60∘=23,因此sin120∘=32\sin120{^\circ} = \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}sin120∘=23。