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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Trigonometry question

OpenStudy (anonymous):

FIND\[ \tan (\frac{ a }{ 2 })\] KNOWING \[\sin(a)+\cos(a)=\frac{ 7 }{ 5 }\] and a E (0,pi/3)

OpenStudy (solomonzelman):

By E, you mean ?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

*∈

OpenStudy (solomonzelman):

nvm, hartnn is her, he will help you ... I suck at this

OpenStudy (solomonzelman):

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OpenStudy (anonymous):

As we don't know the first step how to proceed here, let us take us risk here.. :P Square both the sides first...

OpenStudy (solomonzelman):

someone is mixing the replies

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Who's that?? @SolomonZelman

OpenStudy (solomonzelman):

No clue, maybe it is nobody...

OpenStudy (solomonzelman):

Anyway, back to the math part...

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Are you hesitating to say your name? :P

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@Alexander95 I am expecting a reply from your side...

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yes.......

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I mean, not "yes", just square both sides buddy and show us where you have reached..

OpenStudy (anonymous):

sin(2a)=24/25

OpenStudy (anonymous):

\[[\sin(a) + \cos(a)]^2 = (\frac{7}{5})^2\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

You are one step ahead of me, that's nice...

OpenStudy (anonymous):

a little bit faster @waterineyes

OpenStudy (anonymous):

sin^2(a)+2sin(a)cos(a)+cos^2(a)=1+sin(2a)=(7/5)^2..

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Let me think myself also.. @Alexander95 and till then run your brain too..

OpenStudy (anonymous):

So, we have got sin(2a) and can you find cos(2a) from here??

OpenStudy (anonymous):

nope

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I mean using the Identity: \[\sin^2(x) + \cos^2(x) = 1\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

=sqrt(1-(24/25)^2)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Simplify it more..

OpenStudy (anonymous):

7/25

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I got it from here

OpenStudy (anonymous):

You can do from here??

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yeah

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Really? Go ahead, if you see face of any difficulty, then face me I mean tell me.. :)

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