for the a) part where do they get the cos from :S
and part b) the zero is the thita its a typing error
okay ill slowly explain part a) .. They said X=A+B .. and Y=A-B .. and then they said sin(X) + sin(Y) = ignore this part now..
sin(X) = sin(A+B) substitution.
sin(Y) = sin(A- B) substitution.
Now lets work with the expansion of sin(A+B) = sinAcosB +sinBcosA
and sin(A-B)= sinAcosB -sinBcosA..
okay now lets get back to the formula..
sin(X) + sin(Y) = sin(A+B) + sin(A-B) = sum of expansions= sinAcosB + sinBcosA + sinAcosB -sinBcosA = sinAcosB + sinAcosB=2sinAcosB..
okay all good till now?