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 Feb 17, 2017
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Set a right-angled triangle with one of the angle = x.

 

sin x = 5/8 means opposite of x = 5 and hypotenuse = 8.

 

By means of Pythagoras theorem we get the adjacent of x = \(\sqrt{8^2 - 5^2}\) = \(\sqrt{39}\)

 

Therefore cos x = adjacent/hypotenuse = \(\dfrac{\sqrt{39}}{8}\)

tan x = sin x / cos x = \(\dfrac{5}{\sqrt{39}}\) = \(\dfrac{5\sqrt{39}}{39}\)

 

By formula we get:

 

\(\sin(2x)=2\sin x \cos x = 2\left(\dfrac{5}{8}\right)\left(\dfrac{\sqrt{39}}{8}\right)=\dfrac{5}{32}\sqrt{39}\)

\(\cos(2x)=1-2\sin^2 x = 1- 2\cdot\left(\dfrac{5}{8}\right)^2=\dfrac{7}{32}\)

\(\tan(2x)=\dfrac{\sin (2x)}{\cos (2x)}=\dfrac{\frac{5}{32}\sqrt{39}}{\frac{7}{32}}=\dfrac{5}{7}\sqrt{39}\)

 Feb 18, 2017

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