document.write( "Question 754380: If A is in Quadrant III and \"cot%28a%29=2\" , find the value of \"cos2a\" \n" ); document.write( "
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\"cot%28a%29=x%2Fy=2%2F1\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\"r=sqrt%281%5E2%2B2%5E2%29=sqrt%285%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "and so \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"cos%282a%29=2cos%5E2%28a%29-1=2%28x%2Fr%29%5E2-1=2%282%2Fsqrt%285%29%29%5E2-1=3%2F5\"
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