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I have an expression: $\sin(\pi/3) - \sin(\pi/6)$. I have it reducing to $3 / \sqrt{2} - 1/2$, but my text has $3 \sqrt{3} - 3$. How does my eq become their eq?

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Starting with their work $\dfrac{\Delta y}{\Delta t} = \dfrac{\sin(\dfrac{\pi}{3}) - \sin(\dfrac{\pi}{6})}{\dfrac{\pi}{3} - \dfrac{\pi}{6}}$

This then simplifies as $\dfrac{\dfrac{\sqrt{3}}{2} - \dfrac{1}{2}}{\dfrac{\pi}{6}} = \dfrac{\sqrt{3}-1}{2} \cdot \dfrac{6}{\pi} = \dfrac{6(\sqrt{3}-1)}{2} \cdot \dfrac{1}{\pi} = \dfrac{3 \sqrt{3} - 3}{\pi}.$

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$\frac{\sin\left(\frac\pi3\right)-\sin\left(\frac\pi6\right)}{\frac\pi3-\frac\pi6}=\frac{\frac{\sqrt3}2-\frac12}{\frac\pi6}=\frac{\sqrt3-1}2\cdot\frac{6}{\pi}=\frac{3(\sqrt3-1)}{\pi} $