TITLE: In Triangle, $\sin\frac A2\!+\!\sin\frac B2\!+\!\sin\frac C2\!-\!1\!=\!4\sin\frac{\pi -A}4\sin\frac{\pi -B}4\sin\frac{\pi-C}4$
QUESTION [7 upvotes]: To prove 
$$\sin\frac A 2+\sin\frac B 2+\sin\frac C 2-1=4\sin\frac{\pi -A}4\sin\frac{\pi -B}4\sin\frac{\pi-C}4$$
My approach : 
$$
\begin{align}
\text{L.H.S.} & = \sin\frac{A}{2}+\sin \frac{B}{2}+\sin\frac{C}{2} -1 \\[8pt]
& = 2\sin\frac{A+B}{4}\cos\frac{A-B}{4}+\cos\left(\frac{\pi}{2}-\frac{C}{2}\right)-1 \\[8pt]
& = 2\sin\frac{\pi -C }{4}\cos\frac{A-B}{4} - 2\sin^2\left(\frac{\pi -C}{4} \right) \\[8pt]
& =2\sin\frac{\pi -C }{4}\left\{ \cos\frac{A-B}{4} - \sin\left(\frac{\pi -C}{4} \right)\right\}
\end{align}
$$
Unable to move further please help. thanks.

REPLY [3 votes]: Note that
$$\sin\frac{C}{2}=\cos\frac{A+B}{2}$$
and now use following formulas
$$\sin p+\sin q=2\sin\frac{p+q}2\cos\frac{p-q}2$$
$$\cos p-\cos q=-2\sin\frac{p+q}2\sin\frac{p-q}2$$
to obtain
$$\begin{align}\sin\frac{A}{2}+\sin\frac{B}{2}+\sin\frac{C}{2}&=\sin\frac{A}{2}+\sin\frac{B}{2}+\cos\frac{A+B}{2}\\&=2\sin\frac{A+B}{4}\cos\frac{A-B}{4}+1-2\sin^2\frac{A+B}{4}\\
&=2\sin\frac{A+B}{4}\left(\cos\frac{A-B}{4}-\sin\frac{A+B}{4}\right)+1\\
&=2\sin\frac{A+B}{4}\left(\cos\frac{A-B}{4}-\cos\left(\frac{\pi}2-\frac{A+B}{4}\right)\right)+1\\
&=4\sin\frac{\pi-A}4\sin\frac{\pi-B}4\sin\frac{\pi-C}4+1\end{align}$$