SOLUTION: If tan 𝛼 = − 12/35 and cot 𝛽 = 3/4 for a second-quadrant angle 𝛼 and a third-quadrant angle 𝛽, find the following. (a) sin(𝛼 + 𝛽) (c) tan(𝛼 + 𝛽

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Question 1199044: If tan 𝛼 = − 12/35 and cot 𝛽 = 3/4
for a second-quadrant angle 𝛼 and a third-quadrant angle 𝛽, find the following.
(a) sin(𝛼 + 𝛽)
(c) tan(𝛼 + 𝛽)

Found 3 solutions by MathLover1, MathTherapy, math_tutor2020:
Answer by MathLover1(20855) About Me  (Show Source):
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If tan+%28alpha%29+=+-12%2F35 and cot+%28beta%29+=+3%2F4
for a second-quadrant angle alpha and a third-quadrant angle beta , find the following:
(a) sin%28alpha+%2B+beta%29
(c)
opp=12
adj=35
hyp=sqrt%2812%5E2%2B35%5E2%29=37+or-37

sin%28alpha%29=12%2F37 or sin%28alpha%29=-12%2F37
for a second-quadrant angle alpha:
sin%28alpha%29=12%2F37


and cot+%28beta%29+=+3%2F4=adj%2Fopp
adj=3
opp=4
hyp=sqrt%284%5E2%2B3%5E2%29=sqrt%2825%29=5 or+-5
cos%28beta%29=+3%2F5 or -3%2F5
a third-quadrant angle (beta):
cos%28beta%29=-3%2F5

so, use
sin%28alpha%29=12%2F37
cos%28beta%29=-3%2F5

(a)
(c)+tan%28alpha+%2B+beta%29=+sin%28alpha+%2B+beta%29%2Fcos%28alpha+%2B+beta%29

=-0.2721971%2F%28cos%2812%2F37%29+cos%28-3%2F5%29+-+sin%2812%2F37%29+sin%28-3%2F5%29%29

=-0.2721971%2F0.9622415002904475

=-0.2828782



Answer by MathTherapy(10858) About Me  (Show Source):
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If tan 𝛼 = − 12/35 and cot 𝛽 = 3/4
for a second-quadrant angle 𝛼 and a third-quadrant angle 𝛽, find the following.
(a) sin(𝛼 + 𝛽)
(c) tan(𝛼 + 𝛽)
Pay no attention to what that NUT is trying to "sell" you! It's nothing but sheer RUBBISH! Is she ever going to learn?

You may have noticed the following:
1) Length of the hypotenuse can NEVER be negative.
2) , which is NOT %2812%2F37%29+%2A+%28-+3%2F5%29+-+%2812%2F37%29+%2A+%28-+3%2F5%29, as that person suggests. And, As a matter
of fact, this calculates to 0, although presented in a RIDICULOUS manner (cos%2812%2F37%29), instead of 12%2F37, etc.
Why would someone have 0 as a denominator? Is that EVER permissible? Some of the things I see on here are as dumb as things can ever be!

If you want correct answers, then read on! 
Required: sin (𝛼 + 𝛽), and: sin (𝛼 + 𝛽) = sin 𝛼 cos 𝛽 + cos 𝛼 sin 𝛽 
. We can see that sin 𝛼, cos 𝛼, sin 𝛽 and cos 𝛽 are needed.

Given:  in the 2nd Quadrant
This is one of the Pytahorean Triples, of the form: 12-35-37. Therefore, hypotenuse = r = 37.
We therefore get: 

           Given:  in the 3rd Quadrant
This is one of the Pytahorean Triples, of the form: 3-4-5. Therefore, hypotenuse = r = 5.
We therefore get: 


So, sin (𝛼 + 𝛽) = sin 𝛼 cos 𝛽 + cos 𝛼 sin 𝛽 
 
       
                    


        

So, cos (𝛼 + 𝛽) = cos 𝛼 cos 𝛽 - sin 𝛼 sin 𝛽 
 
        
                    

       
                   

Answer by math_tutor2020(3838) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!

I'll do part (a) to get you started.

𝛼 = alpha
𝛽 = beta

Adj = adjacent side
Opp = opposite side
Hyp = hypotenuse

alpha is in quadrant Q2, which is in the northwest.
Any (x,y) point located here has
x < 0
y > 0
This will mean the adjacent side will be labeled negative, and opposite side positive

Informally we can think of it like this
x = adjacent
y = opposite

tan = opp/adj
tan(alpha) = -12/35 = 12/(-35)
opp = 12
adj = -35

The hypotenuse is 37 found by using the pythagorean theorem a%5E2%2Bb%5E2+=+c%5E2
Plug in a = 35, b = 12 and solve for c to get c = 37.
I'll let you do these steps.

Diagram:

From this diagram we can determine the following:
sin%28alpha%29+=+opp%2Fhyp+=+12%2F37
cos%28alpha%29+=+adj%2Fhyp+=+-35%2F37

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Continuation of part (a)

cot(beta) = 3/4
beta is in Q3, which is in the southwest.

This is when x < 0 and y < 0
So I'll have both the opposite and adjacent sides to be labeled negative.

cot = adj/opp = 3/4 = -3/(-4)
adj = -3
opp = -4
Diagram:


The hypotenuse of 5 units is found using the pythagorean theorem (use a = 3, b = 4 to solve for c). I'll let the student perform these steps.

From that second diagram, we can determine:
sin%28beta%29+=+opp%2Fhyp+=+-4%2F5
cos%28beta%29+=+adj%2Fhyp+=+-3%2F5

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Continuation of part (a)

To summarize what each diagram gives us:
sin%28alpha%29+=+12%2F37
cos%28alpha%29+=+-35%2F37
sin%28beta%29+=+-4%2F5
cos%28beta%29=+-3%2F5

Then we can use the trig identity shown below
sin%28alpha+%2B+beta%29+=+sin%28alpha%29cos%28beta%29+%2B+cos%28alpha%29sin%28beta%29

sin%28alpha+%2B+beta%29+=+%2812%2F37%29%2A%28-3%2F5%29+%2B+%28-35%2F37%29%2A%28-4%2F5%29

sin%28alpha+%2B+beta%29+=+-36%2F185+%2B+140%2F185

sin%28alpha+%2B+beta%29+=+%28-36+%2B+140%29%2F185

sin%28alpha+%2B+beta%29+=+104%2F185

Answer to part (a) is the fraction 104/185


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I'll let you handle part (c).

There are at least two approaches you could take here.

Method 1 is to compute cos%28alpha%2Bbeta%29 using the trig identity cos%28alpha%2Bbeta%29+=+cos%28alpha%29cos%28beta%29-sin%28alpha%29sin%28beta%29

Then compute tan%28alpha%2Bbeta%29+=+%28sin%28alpha%2Bbeta%29%29%2F%28cos%28alpha%2Bbeta%29%29 and simplify.

Method 2 involves this trig identity


Other approaches could be possible.

A list of identities can be found here
https://tutorial.math.lamar.edu/pdf/Trig_Cheat_Sheet.pdf

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Edit:

This in response to what @MathLover1 posted.
She made an error when going from something like sin%28alpha%29+=+12%2F37 (which is correct) to sin%2812%2F37%29 which is not correct.
The two ideas are different.
Similar errors are made elsewhere.

This means both sin%28alpha%2Bbeta%29+=+-0.2721971 and tan%28alpha+%2B+beta%29=-0.2828782 are incorrect as well.