# Find sin2x for each given the following condition:

• December 28th 2012, 12:40 PM
alejandro
Find sin2x for each given the following condition:
Find sin2x for each given the following condition:

a) sin x = 4/5 for 90o < x < 180o

b)tan x = -2 for 3pi/2 < x < 2pi
• December 28th 2012, 02:02 PM
zachd77
Re: Find sin2x for each given the following condition:
• December 28th 2012, 02:18 PM
Soroban
Re: Find sin2x for each given the following condition:
Hello, alejandro!

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$\text{Find }\sin2x\text{ for each given the following conditions:}$

$a)\;\sin x \,=\,\tfrac{4}{5}\:\text{ for }90^o < x < 180^o$

We are given: . $\sin x \:=\:\tfrac{4}{5} \:=\:\tfrac{opp}{hyp}$

Angle $x$ is in a right triangle with: $opp = 3,\;hyp = 5.$
Pythagorus says: $adj = \pm4 \quad\Rightarrow\quad \cos x \,=\,\pm\tfrac{4}{5}$
Since $x$ in Quadrant 2, $\cos x \,=\,-\tfrac{4}{5}$

Identity: . $\sin2x \,=\,2\sin x\cos x$

Therefore: . $\sin2x \;=\;2\left(\frac{3}{5}\right)\left(-\frac{4}{5}\right) \;=\; -\frac{24}{25}$

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$b)\;\tan x \,=\, -2\:\text{ for }\tfrac{3\pi}{2} < x < 2\pi$

Since $x$ is in Quadrant 4, we have: . $\tan x \,=\,\tfrac{\text{-}2}{1} \,=\,\tfrac{opp}{adj}$

Angle $x$ is in a right triangle with: $opp = \text{-}2,\;adj = 1$
Pythagorus says: . $hyp \,=\,\sqrt{5} \quad\Rightarrow\quad \sin x \,=\,\text{-}\tfrac{2}{\sqrt{5}},\;\cos x \,=\,\tfrac{1}{\sqrt{5}}$

Therefore: . $\sin 2x \:=\:2\left(-\frac{2}{\sqrt{5}}\right)\left(\frac{1}{\sqrt{5}} \right) \;=\; -\frac{4}{5}$