document.write( "Question 1183305: Given sin(a) = 5/8 and a is in quadrant 2 and sin (b) = -7/9 and b is in quadrant 3. Use sum and difference formulas to find the following:
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"sin%28a%29+=+5%2F8\" and a is in quadrant 2 \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \"sin%28a%29++=opp%2Fhyp=5%2F8\" =>\"opp=5\" and\"+hyp=8\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"adj=sqrt%288%5E2-5%5E2%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"adj=sqrt%2864-25%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"adj=sqrt%2839%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "cosine in quadrant 2 is \"negative\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"cos%28a%29+=-adj%2Fhyp+=-sqrt%2839%29%2F8\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "and \"sin+%28b%29+=+-7%2F9\" and b is in quadrant 3.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"sin+%28b%29+=+-7%2F9\" =>\"opp=7\", \"hyp=9\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"adj=sqrt%289%5E2-7%5E2%29=sqrt%2832%29=4sqrt%282%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "cos in quadrant 3 is \"negative\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"cos%28b%29=-adj%2Fhyp\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"cos%28b%29=-4sqrt%282%29%2F9\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "so, we have:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"sin%28a%29+=+5%2F8+\" and \"cos%28a%29=-sqrt%2839%29%2F8\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"sin+%28b%29+=+-7%2F9\" and \"cos%28b%29=-4sqrt%282%29%2F9\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "then\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"tan%28a%2Bb%29+=sin%28a+%2B+b%29%2Fcos%28a+%2B+b%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"tan%28a%2Bb%29+=%281%2F23%29+%281792sqrt%282%29+-+405sqrt%2839%29%29\"\r
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