I know what formula you are after but I can never remember them of the top of my head so...
Let
\(\theta = acos(\frac{-1}{9})\\ \quad note: cos \theta = \frac{-1}{9}\\ find \;\;sin\frac{\theta }{2}\)
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\(cos(\frac{\theta}{2}+\frac{\theta}{2})=cos^2\frac{\theta}{2}-sin^2\frac{\theta}{2}\\ cos(\frac{\theta}{2}+\frac{\theta}{2})=1-sin^2\frac{\theta}{2}-sin^2\frac{\theta}{2}\\ cos\theta=1-2sin^2\frac{\theta}{2}\\ \frac{1-cos\theta}{2}=sin^2\frac{\theta}{2}\\ sin\frac{\theta}{2}=\pm \sqrt{\frac{1-cos\theta}{2}}\\ sin\frac{\theta}{2}=\pm \sqrt{\frac{1-\frac{-1}{9}}{2}}\\ sin\frac{\theta}{2}=\pm \sqrt{\frac{\frac{10}{9}}{2}}\\ sin\frac{\theta}{2}=\pm \sqrt{\frac{10}{18}}\\ sin\frac{\theta}{2}=\pm\sqrt{\frac{5}{9}}\\ sin\frac{\theta}{2}=\pm \frac{\sqrt5}{3}\\ sin\left[\frac{acos(\frac{-1}{9})}{2}\right]=\pm\frac{\sqrt5}{3}\\\)
Theta has to be in the second quadrant but theta/2 can be in the first or second quadrent .
Either way. sin(theta) is positive!
\(\boxed{sin\left[\frac{acos(\frac{-1}{9})}{2}\right]=\frac{\sqrt5}{3}}\)
LaTex:
cos(\frac{\theta}{2}+\frac{\theta}{2})=cos^2\frac{\theta}{2}-sin^2\frac{\theta}{2}\\
cos(\frac{\theta}{2}+\frac{\theta}{2})=1-sin^2\frac{\theta}{2}-sin^2\frac{\theta}{2}\\
cos\theta=1-2sin^2\frac{\theta}{2}\\
\frac{1-cos\theta}{2}=sin^2\frac{\theta}{2}\\
sin\frac{\theta}{2}=\pm \sqrt{\frac{1-cos\theta}{2}}\\
sin\frac{\theta}{2}=\pm \sqrt{\frac{1-\frac{-1}{9}}{2}}\\
sin\frac{\theta}{2}=\pm \sqrt{\frac{\frac{10}{9}}{2}}\\
sin\frac{\theta}{2}=\pm \sqrt{\frac{10}{18}}\\
sin\frac{\theta}{2}=\pm\sqrt{\frac{5}{9}}\\
sin\frac{\theta}{2}=\pm \frac{\sqrt5}{3}\\
sin\left[\frac{acos(\frac{-1}{9})}{2}\right]=\frac{\sqrt5}{3}\\