document.write( "Question 1158677: Find the exact values of sin 2θ, cos 2θ, and tan 2θ for the given value of θ.
\n" ); document.write( "cos θ = 3/5; 0° < θ < 90°\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Please help! I want to know how to solve these kind of problems so please don't just show me the answer. Thank you :)
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Algebra.Com's Answer #781646 by josmiceli(19441)\"\" \"About 
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
If you google \"double angle formulas\", you can find
\n" ); document.write( "the cos, sin, and tan of \"+2theta+\"
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\n" ); document.write( "You are given that \"+cos%28+theta+%29+=+3%2F5+\"
\n" ); document.write( "and \"+0+%3C+theta+%3C+90+\"
\n" ); document.write( "This means the angle is in the 1st quadrant where the
\n" ); document.write( "cos, sin, and tan are all positive (+) / (+)
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\n" ); document.write( "\"+sin%28+2%2Atheta+%29+=+2%2Asin%28+theta+%29%2Acos%28+theta+%29+\" ( look it up online )
\n" ); document.write( "Note that if \"+cos%28+theta+%29+=+3%2F5+\", you have a 3-4-5 triangle, so
\n" ); document.write( "\"+sin%28+theta+%29+=+4%2F5+\" and \"+tan%28+theta+%29+=+4%2F3+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+sin%28+2%2Atheta+%29+=+2%2Asin%28+theta+%29%2Acos%28+theta+%29+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+sin%28+2%2Atheta+%29+=+2%2A%28+4%2F5+%29%2A%28+3%2F5+%29+\" ( all positive in the 1st quadrant )
\n" ); document.write( "\"+sin%28+2%2Atheta+%29+=+24%2F25+\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\"+cos%28+2%2Atheta+%29+=+2%2Acos%5E2%28+theta+%29+-+1+\" ( online )
\n" ); document.write( "\"+cos%28+2%2Atheta+%29+=+2%2A%28+3%2F5+%29%5E2+-+1+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+cos%28+2%2Atheta+%29+=+18%2F25+-+1+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+cos%28+2%2Atheta+%29+=+-7%2F25+\"
\n" ); document.write( "The negative sign tells me that \"+2%2Atheta+\" ends up in the
\n" ); document.write( "2nd quadrant where the cosine is negative.
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\n" ); document.write( "(c)
\n" ); document.write( "\"+tan%28+2%2Atheta+%29+=+%28+2%2Atan%28+theta+%29%29+%2F+%28+1+-+tan%5E2%28+theta+%29+%29+\" ( online )
\n" ); document.write( "\"+tan%28+2%2Atheta+%29+=+%28+2%2A%28+4%2F3+%29%29+%2F+%28+1+-+%28+16%2F9+%29%29+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+tan%28+2%2Atheta+%29+=+%28+8%2F3+%29+%2F+%28+-7%2F9+%29+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+tan%28+2%2Atheta+%29+=+%28+8%2F3+%29%2A%28+-9%2F7+%29+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+tan%28+2%2Atheta+%29+=+-24%2F7+\"
\n" ); document.write( "It's negative because the tan is negative in the 2nd quadrant
\n" ); document.write( "Notice also that:
\n" ); document.write( "\"+tan%28+2%2Atheta+%29+=+sin%28+2%2Atheta+%29+%2F+cos%28+2%2Atheta+%29+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+-24%2F7+=+%28+24%2F25+%29+%2F+%28+-7%2F25+%29+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+-24%2F27+=+-24%2F7+\"
\n" ); document.write( "Also notice that I never had to find out what \"+theta+\" was to
\n" ); document.write( "solve these. But from the results, I know that \"+theta+\" MUST be
\n" ); document.write( "greater than 45 degrees, in order for \"+2%2Atheta+\" to end up
\n" ); document.write( "in the 2nd quadrant. I'll show this using my calculator:
\n" ); document.write( "\"+cos%28+theta+%29+=+3%2F5+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+theta+=+arc+cos%28+3%2F5+%29+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+theta+=+53.13+\" degrees
\n" ); document.write( "and \"+2%2Atheta++=+106.26+\" which is in the 2nd quadrant
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