document.write( "Question 1026041: Find the exact values of sin(2u), and cos(2u), and tan(2u) using the double angle formulas. cot(u)=-5, 3pi/2 < u < 2pi \n" ); document.write( "
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document.write( "\"3pi%2F2+%3C=+u+%3C+2pi\" tells us that angle u is in\r\n" );
document.write( "the fourth quadrant. \r\n" );
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document.write( "Since \"cot%28u%29=adjacent%2Fopposite\" and we are given that\r\n" );
document.write( "\"cot%28u%29=-5\", we consider the \"-5\" as \"%28%22%22+%2B+5%29%2F%28-1%29\",\r\n" );
document.write( "the we can make the numerator be the adjacent side of +5 and \r\n" );
document.write( "the denominator be -1.   \r\n" );
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document.write( "So we draw a right triangle in the fourth quadrant whose adjacent\r\n" );
document.write( "side is +5 and whose opposite side is -1.  [We knew to consider\r\n" );
document.write( "the -5 as \"%28%22%22+%2B+5%29%2F%28-1%29\" and not \"%28-5%29%2F%28%22%22+%2B+1%29\" because\r\n" );
document.write( "+5 goes to the right and -1 goes down.] \r\n" );
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document.write( "The angle u is represented by the red arc drawn counterclockwise\r\n" );
document.write( "from the right side of the x-axis to the terminal side which is\r\n" );
document.write( "the hypotenuse of the right triangle.\r\n" );
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document.write( "The hypotenuse is calculated from the Pythagorean theorem:\r\n" );
document.write( "\"c%5E2=a%5E2%2Bb%5E2\"\r\n" );
document.write( "\"c%5E2=5%5E2%2B%28-1%29%5E2\"\r\n" );
document.write( "\"c%5E2=25%2B1\"\r\n" );
document.write( "\"c%5E2=26\"\r\n" );
document.write( "\"c=sqrt%2826%29\" <-- the hypotenuse is always positive!\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"sin%28u%29+=+opposite%2Fhypotenuse+=+%28-1%29%2Fsqrt%2826%29\"\r\n" );
document.write( "\"cos%28u%29+=+adjacent%2Fhypotenuse+=+%28%22%22+%2B+5%29%2Fsqrt%2826%29\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "Now we use some double angle identities:\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"%22%22=%22%22\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"25%2F26-1%2F26=24%2F26=12%2F13\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "We could use the formula for tan(2u), but it's easier\r\n" );
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document.write( "Edwin
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