SOLUTION: Find the exact value of sin(tan^-1 5/12)

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Question 551528: Find the exact value of
sin(tan^-1 5/12)
Answer by lwsshak3(11628) About Me  (Show Source):
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Find the exact value of
sin(tan^-1 5/12)
This says to find the sin of an angle whose tan=5/12 (opposite/adjacent)
If tan of the angle=5/12, then sin of the same angle=5/13 (opposite/hypotenuse)
ans:
sin(tan^-1 5/12)=5/13