SOLUTION: Find the exact values of sin(2u), and cos(2u), and tan(2u) using the double angle formulas. cot(u)=-5, 3pi/2 < u < 2pi

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Question 1026041: Find the exact values of sin(2u), and cos(2u), and tan(2u) using the double angle formulas. cot(u)=-5, 3pi/2 < u < 2pi
Answer by Edwin McCravy(20056) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
3pi%2F2+%3C=+u+%3C+2pi tells us that angle u is in
the fourth quadrant. 

Since cot%28u%29=adjacent%2Fopposite and we are given that
cot%28u%29=-5, we consider the -5 as %28%22%22+%2B+5%29%2F%28-1%29,
the we can make the numerator be the adjacent side of +5 and 
the denominator be -1.   

So we draw a right triangle in the fourth quadrant whose adjacent
side is +5 and whose opposite side is -1.  [We knew to consider
the -5 as %28%22%22+%2B+5%29%2F%28-1%29 and not %28-5%29%2F%28%22%22+%2B+1%29 because
+5 goes to the right and -1 goes down.] 

The angle u is represented by the red arc drawn counterclockwise
from the right side of the x-axis to the terminal side which is
the hypotenuse of the right triangle.

The hypotenuse is calculated from the Pythagorean theorem:
c%5E2=a%5E2%2Bb%5E2
c%5E2=5%5E2%2B%28-1%29%5E2
c%5E2=25%2B1
c%5E2=26
c=sqrt%2826%29 <-- the hypotenuse is always positive!



sin%28u%29+=+opposite%2Fhypotenuse+=+%28-1%29%2Fsqrt%2826%29
cos%28u%29+=+adjacent%2Fhypotenuse+=+%28%22%22+%2B+5%29%2Fsqrt%2826%29

Now we use some double angle identities:



%22%22=%22%22

25%2F26-1%2F26=24%2F26=12%2F13

We could use the formula for tan(2u), but it's easier
to use 



Edwin