SOLUTION: if sec(t) = -5 and the terminal point of t is in quadrant iii, use the identity sin^2(t/2)=1-cos(t)/2 to find the exact value of (sin(t/2)+cos(t))

Question 1158051: if sec(t) = -5 and the terminal point of t is in quadrant iii, use the identity sin^2(t/2)=1-cos(t)/2 to find the exact value of (sin(t/2)+cos(t))
Answer by KMST(5377) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
I expect the identity was meant to be .
What was written in the question was , which is not an identity.
IMPORTANT NOTE:
On paper, you can draw a long horizontal line under and write a under that line.
That long horizontal line implies invisible brackets wrapping together what is above the line,
and wrapping together what is below. Everyone understands that.
When typing, or entering formulas and numbers into a calculator, those brackets need to be typed in or keyed in.
If you want to calculate ,
and key in "101-2/101-1" into a calculators you would most likely get as a result
, which is not what you would expect.
I was not expecting anything, you are outsourcing problem solving to a gadget that does not understand what you want, and does just what you asked.

BACK TO THE QUESTION:
Quadrant III means , so that .
That means the terminal side of angle is in quadrant II,
and .
is another trigonometric identity,
and from , we know that -->
Substituting for in the identity , we get

-->

-->
Then,
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