Berungee
Berungee Berungee
  • 19-10-2019
  • Mathematics
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What are the values of sin α and tan α, if:
cosα=0.6

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DeanR
DeanR DeanR
  • 19-10-2019

Positive cosine is first or fourth quadrant.  So we don't know the sign of the sine or the tangent.

Everybody's favorite right triangle is 3/4/5 and here we have

[tex]\left(\dfrac 3 5 \right)^2 + \left(\dfrac 4 5 \right)^2 = 1[/tex]

So if

[tex]\cos \alpha = 0.6 = \dfrac 3 5[/tex]

then

[tex]\sin \alpha = \pm \dfrac{4}{5} = \pm 0.8[/tex]

and

[tex]\tan \alpha = \dfrac{\sin \alpha}{\cos \alpha} = \dfrac{\pm 0.8}{0.6}=\pm \dfrac 4 3[/tex]

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