Tuesday, 15 September 2015

algebra precalculus - Find sin(x+y), given tanx and cosy



Given that tanx=2 and cosy=1/2 where x and y are in the 4th and 1st quadrants respectively. Find, without evaluating angles x and y,



a) sin(x+y)



Here is what i have done so far..



For (X)




a² + b² = c²



1² + (-2)² = c²



1 +4 = c²



√5 = c²



For (Y)




a² + b² = c²



1² + b² = 2²



1 + b² = 2²



√b² = √3



√5 = c²




From here



sin (x+y)



sinx cosy + cosx sin y



= (-2/√5)(1/2) + (1/√5)(√3/2)



= (-2/2√5) + (1√3/2√5)




= -2+√3/√5 x √5/√5



= -2√5+√15/2√25



i got lost at this point


Answer



1+tan2x=sec2x so
sec2x=5 this means that cosx=15 since x is fourth quadrent.



sinx=tanxcosx=25




Also sin2y+cos2y=1 gives siny=32



So
sin(x+y)=cos(y)sin(x)+cos(x)sin(y)=2512+1532=3225


No comments:

Post a Comment

real analysis - How to find limhrightarrow0fracsin(ha)h

How to find lim without lhopital rule? I know when I use lhopital I easy get $$ \lim_{h\rightarrow 0}...