Precalculus (10th Edition)

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Chapter 7 - Analytic Trigonometry - 7.6 Double-angle and Half-angle Formulas - 7.6 Assess Your Understanding - Page 497: 32

Answer

$-\frac{3}{5}$

Work Step by Step

Step 1. Using the given figures, we have $a=-\sqrt {5-4}=-1, b=-\sqrt {1-\frac{1}{16}}=-\frac{\sqrt {15}}{4}$ Step 2. $g(2\theta)=cos(2\theta)=1-2sin^2\theta=1-2(\frac{2\sqrt 5}{5})^2=-\frac{3}{5}$
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