Where does the mark scheme get these numbers from?

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Homework Statement
practicing some Trigonmetric identities and equations questions, and unsure how the mark scheme managed to reach what sin theta is equal to (Q 4B)
Relevant Equations
sin^2 x + cos^2 x =1
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Q4B
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Mark scheme
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My working
 
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NVM guys, i just realised that the quadratic formula was used! Sorry for anyone who may have wasted time
 
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Your factorization, 3 lines from the bottom, is incorrect
The step from[Edit]
## Sin^2(\theta)+Sin(\theta)-1=0## , to
##Sin(\theta)[Sin(\theta)-1]=0##
Doesn't follow.
Distribute the terms in the bottom expression to test if they're equal.
 
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