Trigonometry 7th Edition

Published by Cengage Learning
ISBN 10: 1111826854
ISBN 13: 978-1-11182-685-7

Chapter 5 - Section 5.5 - Additional Identities - 5.5 Problem Set - Page 311: 11

Answer

$\dfrac{4}{5}$

Work Step by Step

$\alpha = \cos^{-1} {\dfrac{\sqrt{5}}{5}}$ $\cos{\alpha}=\dfrac{\sqrt{5}}{5}$ $\sin{\alpha} = \sqrt{1-\cos^2{\alpha}} = \dfrac{2\sqrt{5}}{5}$ $\sin{2\alpha} = 2 \sin{\alpha} \cos{\alpha} = \dfrac{4}{5}$
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