document.write( "Question 1204248: Given that cos 𝛼 =3/√10 and sin 𝛽 = −5/13, where −90° < 𝛼 < 0° and 180° < 𝛽 < 270°.
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document.write( "You were told not to use any calculators.  The other tutor evaluated angles, \r\n" );
document.write( "which requires a calculator so you cannot use the part where he evaluated angles\r\n" );
document.write( "to find which quadrant \"2alpha%2Bbeta\" is in.

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document.write( "Please refer to the graph below.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Since \"alpha\" is negative and in QIV, it is measured clockwise from the right side of the\r\n" );
document.write( "x-axis. Since \"cos%28alpha%29=3%2Fsqrt%2810%29\" we take xα=+3. We know it's POSITIVE because it goes to \r\n" );
document.write( "the right. We always take rα as positive.  \r\n" );
document.write( "r=\"sqrt%2810%29\". Then, we find yα by \r\n" );
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document.write( "and we know to use the NEGATIVE sign because yα goes DOWN from the x-axis.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Since \"beta\" is positive, it is in QIII, measured counter-clockwise from the right\r\n" );
document.write( "side of the x-axis. Since \"sin%28beta%29=-5%2F13\" we take yβ=-5, rβ=13. Then,\r\n" );
document.write( "we find xβ by \r\n" );
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document.write( "and again, we know to use the NEGATIVE sign because xβ goes LEFT of the y-axis.\r\n" );
document.write( "So xβ = -12.  So we can plot both angles and their triangles on the same graph,\r\n" );
document.write( "without one overlapping the other:\r\n" );
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document.write( "First find \"cos%282alpha%29\"\"%22%22=%22%22\"\"2cos%5E2%28alpha%29-1\"\"%22%22=%22%22\"\"2%28x%5Balpha%5D%2Fr%5Balpha%5D%29%5E2-1\"\"%22%22=%22%22\"\"2%283%2Fsqrt%2810%29%29%5E2-1\"\"%22%22=%22%22\"\"2%289%2F10%29-1\"\"%22%22=%22%22\"\"9%2F5-1\"\"%22%22=%22%22\"\"4%2F5\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "Next find \"sin%282alpha%29\"\"%22%22=%22%22\"\"2sin%28alpha%29cos%28alpha%29\"\"%22%22=%22%22\"\"2%28y%5Balpha%5D%2Fr%5Balpha%5D%29%28x%5Balpha%5D%2Fr%5Balpha%5D%29\"\"%22%22=%22%22\"\"2%28%28-1%29%2Fsqrt%2810%29%29%283%2Fsqrt%2810%29%29\"\"%22%22=%22%22\"\"-6%2F10\"\"%22%22=%22%22\"\"-3%2F5\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "Next find \"cos%282alpha%2Bbeta%29\"\"%22%22=%22%22\"\"cos%282alpha%29cos%28beta%29-sin%282alpha%29sin%28beta%29\"\"%22%22=%22%22\"\"%284%2F5%29%28x%5Bbeta%5D%2Fr%5Bbeta%5D%29-%28-3%2F5%29%28y%5Bbeta%5D%2Fr%5Bbeta%5D%29\"\"%22%22=%22%22\"\r\n" );
document.write( "\"%284%2F5%29%28%28-12%29%2F13%29%2B%283%2F5%29%28%28-5%29%2F13%29\"\"%22%22=%22%22\"\"-48%2F65%2B%28%28-15%29%2F65%29\"\"%22%22=%22%22\"\"-63%2F65\" \r\n" );
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document.write( "Finally, \"sec%282alpha%2Bbeta%29\"\"%22%22=%22%22\"\"1%2Fcos%282alpha%2Bbeta%29\"\"%22%22=%22%22\"\"1%5E%22%22%2F%28-63%2F65%29\"\"%22%22=%22%22\"\"-65%2F63\"
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document.write( "We already have cos(2a+b), and we know that \"tan%28theta%29=sin%28theta%29%2Fcos%28theta%29\".\r\n" );
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document.write( "We find \"sin%282alpha%2Bbeta%29\"\"%22%22=%22%22\"\"sin%282alpha%29cos%28beta%29%2Bcos%282alpha%29sin%28beta%29\"\"%22%22=%22%22\"\"%28-3%2F5%29%28-12%2F13%29%2B%284%2F5%29%28-5%2F13%29\"\"%22%22=%22%22\"\"36%2F65%2B%28%28-20%29%2F65%29\"\"%22%22=%22%22\"\"16%2F65\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"tan%282alpha%2Bbeta%29\"\"%22%22=%22%22\"\"sin%282alpha%2Bbeta%29%2Fcos%282alpha%2Bbeta%29\"\"%22%22=%22%22\"\"%2816%2F65%29%2F%28-63%2F65%29\"\"%22%22=%22%22\"\"-16%2F63\"

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document.write( "Now if you've learned \"ALL STUDENTS TAKE CALCULUS\" or some other way to\r\n" );
document.write( "determine which trig ratios are positive or negative in which quadrants,\r\n" );
document.write( "you know that the cosine is negative only in QII and QIII, and the tangent \r\n" );
document.write( "is negative only in QII and QIV.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Since \"cos%282alpha%2Bbeta%29\" is negative and \"tan%282alpha%2Bbeta%29\" is also negative, then \"2alpha%2Bbeta\" is in QII.\r\n" );
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