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 519: 38

Answer

$-\frac{\sqrt {6}}{4}$

Work Step by Step

1. Use the given figures, we have $cos\alpha=-\frac{1}{4}, sin\alpha=-\frac{\sqrt {15}}{4},$ 2. $g(\frac{\alpha}{2})=cos(\frac{\alpha}{2})=-\sqrt {\frac{1+cos\alpha}{2}}=-\sqrt {\frac{1-\frac{1}{4}}{2}}=-\frac{\sqrt {6}}{4}$
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