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OpenStudy (yumyum247):

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OpenStudy (yumyum247):

@jim_thompson5910

OpenStudy (yumyum247):

@karim728

OpenStudy (yumyum247):

@sshayer

OpenStudy (yumyum247):

don't yahoo paste plz

OpenStudy (yumyum247):

out of entire trig this is probably the only thing im struggling with

OpenStudy (yumyum247):

okay

OpenStudy (yumyum247):

wellfella, what do i do next?

OpenStudy (sshayer):

you want to find only 2x or something else eg,cos 2x?

OpenStudy (yumyum247):

whatever the question is asking me to do..lol

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

can you post a screenshot of the full problem?

OpenStudy (yumyum247):

ok plz wait a sec!! i love you all <3

OpenStudy (sshayer):

if only 2x find arccos x and then multiply by 2. you have to use calculator

OpenStudy (yumyum247):

OpenStudy (yumyum247):

^There!!

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

ok first thing I'd do is use the trig identity sin(2x) = 2*sin(x)*cos(x) see page 2 under double angle formulas http://tutorial.math.lamar.edu/pdf/Trig_Cheat_Sheet.pdf

OpenStudy (sshayer):

sin 2x=2 sin xcos x

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

we already know cos(x) = 12/13. So we just need the value of sin(x)

OpenStudy (yumyum247):

ok

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

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jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

draw a right triangle in quadrant 1 |dw:1467237922045:dw|

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

cosine is adjacent over hypotenuse, so we can throw on these labels |dw:1467237969072:dw|

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

are you able to determine the value of y?

OpenStudy (edisonvalentimlopes):

\[\cos(x)=\dfrac{12}{13}\,\,and\,\,0<x<90º,\,\,\text{ find the value of (2x)}\] is this? I don't know if this can help you.... but I used arcsin and a calculator, ok?

OpenStudy (yumyum247):

yes i believe

OpenStudy (yumyum247):

12/13

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

hint: pythagorean theorem

OpenStudy (edisonvalentimlopes):

Sorry, 45º is the value of 2x, not exactly, ok?

OpenStudy (yumyum247):

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