In square ABCD, P is on BC such that BP = 4 and PC = 1, and Q is on line CD such that DQ = 2 and QC = 3. Find sin angle PAQ.
We know, sin(x)=cos(π2−x).
∠BAD=90=π2, exactly!
∵∠BAC=∠BAP+∠PAQ+∠QAD=π2
∴∠BAP+∠QAD=π2−∠PAQ
∴sin(∠PAQ)=cos(∠BAP+∠QAD)=cos(∠BAP)cos(∠QAD)−sin(∠BAP)sin(∠QAD).
Triangle BAP and QAD are just right triangles, so it's easy to calculate trigonometric values off them.
We get 17√11891189, as our final answer.