Find sin 2x, cos 2x, and tan 2x from the given information. tan x = −1/2 , cos x > 0
If a right angles triangle has the two short sides of 1 and 2 then the hypotenuse must be sqrt5
since tan is neg the angle is in the 2nd or 4th quads and since cos is pos, x must be in the 4th quad.
tan x = −1/2 cosx= +2/sqrt5 sinx= -1/sqrt5
sin2x= 2sinxcosx = 2* -1/sqrt5 * 2/sqrt5 = -4/5
cos2x= cos^2x-sin^2x = 4/5-1/5 = 3/5
I did it in my head so I hope I didn't do anything stupid. You are capable of checking yourself.
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