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Trig Help!!! Please!!!

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout' started by Lil Pun, Feb 21, 2002.

  1. AB

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    Lil Pun,
    Here are some hints to solve the problems. Hope they are helpful. goodluck!

    A. Given tan a = 24/7, a in Quadrant I and sin B = -8/17, B in Quadrant III. Find sin(a + B)

    HINT:
    sin(a + B) = sin a Cos B + cos a sin B (Expanding function Sin (a+B))

    Given

    tan a = 24 / 7 in Quadrant I
    IN Quadrant I if tan a = x/y , then sin a = x/(X^2+y^2) , cos a = y/(X^2+y^2)
    use the above formula to find out values of sin a & cos a


    sin B = -8/17 in Quadrant III
    in Quadrant III , if sin B = -x/(X^2+y^2), then cos B = -y/(X^2+y^2)
    since the value of sin B is given, find the value of 'y'
    cos B = -y/(X^2+y^2)


    use the values of cos a, sin a , cos B, sin B in the following formula
    sin a Cos B + cos a sin B
    to get the value of sin (a+B)
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    B. Given cos a = 8/17, a in Quadrant IV and sin B = -24/25, B in Quadrant III. Find tan(a + B)

    HINT:
    tan(a+b) = (tan a + tan b )/(1 - tan a * tan b)(Expanding function tan (a+B))

    GIVEN:
    cos a = 8 / 17 in Quadrant IV
    IN Quadrant IV if cos a = x/(X^2+y^2), then sin a = -y/(X^2+y^2) and tan a = -y/x
    since the value of cos a is given find out value of y, then you will have value of tan a

    sin B = -24/25 in Quadrant III
    in Quadrant III , if sin B = -x/(X^2+y^2), then tan B = (-x/-y)
    since the value of sin B is given, find the value of 'y'
    then you will have the value of tan B = (-x/-y)


    use the values of tan a , tan B in the following formula
    (tan a + tan b )/(1 - tan a * tan b)
    to get the value of tan (a+B)

    *********************************************
    Write as a product of two funcitons:

    A. cos 2a + cos 5a

    B. sin 2B - sin 6B
    (USE THE following FORMULA )

    cos a + cos b = 2 cos((a+b)/2) cos((a-b)/2)

    sin a - sin b = 2 cos((a+b)/2) sin((a-b)/2)
     
    #21 AB, Feb 25, 2002
    Last edited: Feb 25, 2002

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