# Help on Trig Questions.

• December 16th 2010, 05:23 PM
Joker
Help on Trig Questions.
1. Use a Sum or difference identity to find the exact value of sin285degrees

2. If tanX = -3/4 and 90<x<180, find cosX (the 90 and 180 are degrees)

3. If (tanX)(cscX) = 3, find value of cosX

4. If tanX= 3/4 and 180<X<270, find the exact value of sin2X

5. Find the value of tan(A+b) if cosA = 13/5, tanB = 3/4, and 0<A<90
• December 16th 2010, 05:57 PM
TheCoffeeMachine
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Originally Posted by Joker
[1. Use a Sum or difference identity to find the exact value of sin285degrees

$\sin\left(285^{\circ}\right) = \sin\left(180^{\circ}+105^{\circ}\right) = -\sin\left(105^{\circ}\right) = -\sin\left(60^{\circ}+45^{\circ}\right)$

Expand that using the 'sum or difference' formula for sine.

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2. If tanX = -3/4 and 90<x<180, find cosX (the 90 and 180 are degrees)
Pythagoras' theorem: If $\tan{x} = \frac{-3}{4}$, then $\cos{x} = \frac{4}{\sqrt{(-3)^2+(4)^2}} =$...

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3. If (tanX)(cscX) = 3, find value of cosX
${\tan{x}}{\csc{x}} = \frac{\sin{x}}{\cos{x}\sin{x}} = \frac{1}{\cos{x}},$ so $\cos{x} = \cdots$

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4. If tanX= 3/4 and 180<X<270, find the exact value of sin2X
Write $\tan{x}$ in terms of $\cos{x}$ and $\sin{x}$ and use the identity $\sin{2x} = 2\sin{x}\cos{x}$.

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5. Find the value of tan(A+b) if cosA = 13/5, tanB = 3/4, and 0<A<90
Write $\tan\left(a+b\right) = \frac{\sin\left(a+b\right)}{\cos\left(a+b\right)}$, use the 'sum-difference' formulas on both the
numerator and the denominator, and write $\tan{b}$ in terms of sine and cosine.