use a half- angle formula to find the exactly value of the expression...: Sin5 pies/12... can someone help me step by step
Do you know the half-angle formulas?
yes, i do...
What's the formula for sin(x/2)?
sin(x/2)=\[\pm \sqrt{1-cosx/2}\]
Ok. You missed the parentheses around 1-cosx, but yes that checks out. Now, you know how to find the sin of half of an angle. You need to find sin(5pi/12). Can you see how this formula might help?
sin(x/2)=\[\pm \sqrt{1-cosx/2}\]
i dont know how to figure out:)..
sin(x/2)=\[\pm \sqrt{1-cosx/2}\]
in the unit circle dont have 5pi/12
They give you a hint to use the half-angle formula. What is 5pi/12 half of?
75 degree right
Yes, but leave it in terms of pi.
Wait. 75 degrees is still half of the angle we want. And keep it in radians. So 5pi/12 is half the angle we want. So what angle is 5pi/12 half of?
5pi/24
Wrong way.
i dont know
|dw:1318570748034:dw|5pi/12 is half of the angle I've marked with a ?. How big is that angle?
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