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document.write( "If tan2x = - 24/7, what are the values of sin x and cos x?\r\n" );
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document.write( "To avoid conflict of notation I'm going to replace your x by q\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"Tan%282theta%29+=+-+24%2F7\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"%282Tan%28theta%29%29%2F%281-Tan%5E2theta%29+=+%28-24%29%2F7\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "Cross multiply:\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"14Tan%28theta%29=-24%281-Tan%5E2theta%29\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "Distribute:\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"14Tan%28theta%29=-24%2B24Tan%5E2theta\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "Get 0 on the right\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"-24Tan%5E2theta+%2B+14Tan%28theta%29+%2B+24+=+0\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "Divide both sides through by -2\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"12Tan%5Etheta+-+7Tan%28theta%29+-+12+=+0\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "Factor\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"%283Tan%28theta%29-4%29%284Tan%28theta%29%2B3%29=0\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "Use 0 factor property on the first factor:\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"3Tan%28theta%29-4=0\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"3Tan%28theta%29+=+4\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"Tan%28theta%29+=+4%2F3\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "This could either be in the 1st quadrant or the 3rd since\r\n" );
document.write( "the tangent is positive in the 1st and 3rd quadrants.\r\n" );
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document.write( "So angle \"theta\" could be either of these:\r\n" );
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document.write( "In either case r = 5\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"r%5E2=x%5E2%2By%5E2\"\r\n" );
document.write( "\"r%5E2=3%5E2%2B4%5E2\"\r\n" );
document.write( "\"r%5E2=9%2B16\"\r\n" );
document.write( "\"r%5E2=25\"\r\n" );
document.write( "\"r=5\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"r%5E2=x%5E2%2By%5E2\"\r\n" );
document.write( "\"r%5E2=%28-3%29%5E2%2B%28-4%29%5E2\"\r\n" );
document.write( "\"r%5E2=9%2B16\"\r\n" );
document.write( "\"r%5E2=25\"\r\n" );
document.write( "\"r=5\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "So we have\r\n" );
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document.write( "For the first graph \"sin%28theta%29+=+y%2Fr=4%2F5\", \"cos%28theta%29=x%2Fr=3%2F5\"\r\n" );
document.write( "For the second graph \"sin%28theta%29+=+y%2Fr=-4%2F5\", \"cos%28theta%29=x%2Fr=-3%2F5\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "Use 0 factor property on the second factor:\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"4Tan%28theta%29%2B3=0\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"4Tan%28theta%29+=+-3\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"Tan%28theta%29+=+-3%2F4\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "This could either be in the 2nd quadrant or the 4th since\r\n" );
document.write( "the tangent is negative in the 2nd and 4th quadrants.\r\n" );
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document.write( "So angle \"theta\" could be either of these:\r\n" );
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document.write( "In either case r = 5\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"r%5E2=x%5E2%2By%5E2\"\r\n" );
document.write( "\"r%5E2%28-4%29%5E2%2B3%5E2\"\r\n" );
document.write( "\"r%5E2=16%2B9\"\r\n" );
document.write( "\"r%5E2=25\"\r\n" );
document.write( "\"r=5\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"r%5E2=x%5E2%2By%5E2\"\r\n" );
document.write( "\"r%5E2=4%5E2%2B%28-3%29%5E2\"\r\n" );
document.write( "\"r%5E2=16%2B9\"\r\n" );
document.write( "\"r%5E2=25\"\r\n" );
document.write( "\"r=5\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "So we have\r\n" );
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document.write( "For the first graph \"sin%28theta%29+=+y%2Fr=3%2F5\", \"cos%28theta%29=x%2Fr=-4%2F5\"\r\n" );
document.write( "For the second graph \"sin%28theta%29+=+y%2Fr=-3%2F5\", \"cos%28theta%29=x%2Fr=4%2F5\"\r\n" );
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