SOLUTION: If tan0=a/b where 0 is an acute angle, find the value of: (a) a cos 0-b sin 0

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Question 1152614: If tan0=a/b where 0 is an acute angle, find the value of:
(a) a cos 0-b sin 0
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a cos 0+b sin 0

(b) b cos 0-a sin 0
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b cos 0+a sin 0
Answer by ikleyn(52814) About Me  (Show Source):
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HINT to (a) and (b) 


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