SOLUTION: If cos A = 2sin A, find tan A and Cot A.

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Question 864369: If cos A = 2sin A, find tan A and Cot A.
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If cos A = 2sin A, find tan A and Cot A.
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cos(A) = 2*sin(A)


cos(A)/cos(A) = 2*sin(A)/cos(A)


1 = 2*sin(A)/cos(A)


1 = 2*tan(A)


1/2 = tan(A)


tan(A) = 1/2


1/tan(A) = 1/( 1/2 )


1/tan(A) = 2/1


1/tan(A) = 2


cot(A) = 2