document.write( "Question 868502: In right triangle ABC, angle A and angle B are complementary angles. The value of cos A is 5/13. What is the value of sin B? \n" ); document.write( "
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\n" ); document.write( "Since \"A\" and \"B\" are complementary,
\n" ); document.write( "\"A%2BB=90\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"cos%28A%2BB%29=0\"
\n" ); document.write( "But you also know,
\n" ); document.write( "\"cos%28A%2BB%29=cos%28A%29cos%28B%29-sin%28A%29sin%28B%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"cos%28A%29cos%28B%29=sin%28A%29sin%28B%29\"
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\n" ); document.write( "Since,
\n" ); document.write( "\"cos%5E2%28A%29%2Bsin%5E2%28A%29=1\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"25%2F169%2Bsin%5E2%28A%29=1\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"sin%5E2%28A%29=144%2F169\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"sin%28A%29=12%2F13\"
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\n" ); document.write( "Substituting,
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\n" ); document.write( "You also know that,
\n" ); document.write( "\"cos%5E2%28B%29%2Bsin%5E2%28B%29=1\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"%28144%2F25%29sin%5E2%28B%29%2Bsin%5E2%28B%29=1\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"%28169%2F25%29sin%5E2%28B%29=1\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"sin%5E2%28B%29=25%2F169\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"highlight%28sin%28B%29=5%2F13%29\"\r
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