Need help on part b of this trigonometric question.

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The title of the question is: Using graphical technique determine the single wave resulting from a combination of two waves of the same frequency and then verify the result using trigonometrical formula

Already done part a, I'm on part b now, I have no idea what to do. If you can't read anything on the picture I can clarify it for you.

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Use the sum-difference formula for $\sin$:

$$\sin(\alpha \pm \beta) = \sin\alpha \cos\beta \pm \cos \alpha \sin \beta$$

Use the sum ($+$) when two angles are being added, and difference $(-)$ when two angles are being subtracted.


Added: For your equations, you might also like to know that you can distribute the scalar A. E.g.

$$v_1 = \;A\sin(\omega t + \phi_1) = A(\sin\omega t \cos\phi_1 + \cos \omega t \sin \phi_1) = A\sin\omega t \cos\phi_1 + A \cos \omega t \sin \phi_1$$

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It gets hard to read there, but I think they want you to use the formula

$\sin(a+b) = \sin(a)\cos(b) + \sin(b)\cos(a) $