document.write( "Question 1205224: given angle x is in standard position with its terminal arm in quadrant 3 and tanx= 7/5, find exact value of cos2x \n" ); document.write( "
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "given:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " angle \"x\" is in standard position with its terminal arm in quadrant \"3+\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"+tan%28x%29=+7%2F5\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"tan%28x%29=+opp%2Fadj\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"opp%2Fadj=7%2F5+\"=> \"opp=7\", \"adj=5\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "then \"hyp=sqrt%287%5E2%2B5%5E2%29=sqrt%2874%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "since \"sin%28x%29=opp%2Fhyp\" and \"cos%28x%29=adj%2Fhyp\", we have\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"sin%28x%29=7%2Fsqrt%2874%29\" and \"cos%28x%29=5%2Fsqrt%2874%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "since \"sin%28x%29\" and \"cos%28x%29\" are \"negative\" in Q III, use \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"sin%28x%29=-7%2Fsqrt%2874%29\" and \"cos%28x%29=-5%2Fsqrt%2874%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "to find exact value of \"cos%282x%29\", use identity:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"cos%282x%29=cos%5E2%28x%29+-+sin%5E2%28x%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"cos%282x%29=%28-5%2Fsqrt%2874%29%29%5E2+-+%28-7%2Fsqrt%2874%29%29%5E2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"cos%282x%29=25%2F74+-+49%2F74\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"cos%282x%29=+-+24%2F74\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"cos%282x%29=-12%2F37\"\r
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