Precalculus: Concepts Through Functions, A Unit Circle Approach to Trigonometry (3rd Edition)

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Chapter 6 - Analytic Trigonometry - Section 6.6 Double-angle and Half-angle Formulas - 6.6 Assess Your Understanding - Page 518: 24

Answer

$-\dfrac{\sqrt{{2 -\sqrt 3}}}{2}$

Work Step by Step

The half-angle Identity for cosine can be expressed as: $\sin {(\dfrac{\theta}{2})}=\pm\sqrt{\dfrac{1-\cos{\theta}}{2}}$ $\sin (\dfrac{390^{\circ}}{2})=\sin 195^{\circ}$ The angle $195^{\circ}$ lies in the third quadrant, so we take the negative value of sine. Therefore, $\sin{(190^{\circ})}=- \sqrt{\dfrac{1 -\sin{(390^{\circ})}}{2}}\\=-\sqrt{\dfrac{1-\dfrac{\sqrt 3}{2}}{2}}\\=- \sqrt{\dfrac{2 -\sqrt 3}{4}}\\ = -\dfrac{\sqrt{{2 -\sqrt 3}}}{2}$
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