document.write( "Question 965062: evaluate the expression given that sina=-4/5with pi\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "1. cos(a-b)\r
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evaluate the expression given that sina=-4/5with pi\n" ); document.write( "***
\n" ); document.write( "sina=-4/5 (Q3)
\n" ); document.write( "cosa=-3/5
\n" ); document.write( "cosb=5/13 (Q1)
\n" ); document.write( "sinb=12/13
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\n" ); document.write( "1. cos(a-b)=cosa*cosb+sina*sinb=-3/5*5/13+-4/5*12/13=-15/65-48/65=-63/65
\n" ); document.write( "2.sin(a+b)=sina*cosb+cosa*sinb=-4/5*5/13+-3/5*12/13=-20/65-36/65=-56/65
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\n" ); document.write( "Check:
\n" ); document.write( "sina=-4.5
\n" ); document.write( "a=233.13˚
\n" ); document.write( "cosb=5/13
\n" ); document.write( "b=67.38˚
\n" ); document.write( "a-b=165.75˚
\n" ); document.write( "a+b=300.51˚
\n" ); document.write( "cos(a-b)=cos(165.75)≈-0.9692
\n" ); document.write( "exact value as computed above=-63/65≈-0.9692
\n" ); document.write( "sin(a+b)=sin(300.51)≈-0.8615
\n" ); document.write( "exact value as computed above=-56/65≈-0.8615
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