document.write( "Question 1177586: find the exact value of sin(a) knowing that tan a=2/5, and 𝜢∈𝐈𝐈𝐈𝐐. \n" ); document.write( "
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "recall:
\n" ); document.write( "Sine Function:
\n" ); document.write( "\"sin%28a%29+=+Opposite+%2F+Hypotenuse\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\"cos%28a%29+=+Adjacent+%2F+Hypotenuse\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\"tan%28a%29+=+Opposite+%2F+Adjacent\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "given \"tan%28a%29=2%2F5\" =>\"opp=2\" and \"adj=5\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "find hypothenuse\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"hyp%5E2=opp%5E2%2Badj%5E2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"hyp%5E2=2%5E2%2B5%5E2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"hyp=sqrt%284%2B25%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"hyp=sqrt%2829%29\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"sin%28a%29=2%2Fsqrt%2829%29\" or \"sin%28a%29=-2%2Fsqrt%2829%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "since given angle is in quadrant \"III\" , sin is \"negative\", so use\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"sin%28a%29=-2%2Fsqrt%2829%29\"\r
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