SOLUTION: given that cosA=1/3 where A is an acute angle, the exact value of cos A/2 equals

Question 732452: given that cosA=1/3 where A is an acute angle, the exact value of cos A/2 equals
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given that cosA=1/3 where A is an acute angle, the exact value of cos A/2 equals
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use half-angle formula for cos:
cos(A/2)=√[(1+cosA)/2]=√(1+(1/3))/2)=√((4/3)/2)=√(4/6)=√(2/3)
Check with calculator:
cosA=1/3
A≈70.5288�
A/2≈35.2644�
cos(A/2)≈cos35.2644�≈0.8165
√(2/3)≈0.8165
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