Precalculus: Mathematics for Calculus, 7th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1305071751
ISBN 13: 978-1-30507-175-9

Chapter 7 - Section 7.3 - Double-Angle, Half-Angle, and Product-Sum Formulas - 7.3 Exercises - Page 561: 37

Answer

$sin\frac{x}{2}=\frac{\sqrt {10}}{10}$, $cos\frac{x}{2}=\frac{3\sqrt {10}}{10}$, $tan\frac{x}{2}=\frac{1}{3}$

Work Step by Step

Given $sin(x)=\frac{3}{5}$ and $0^\circ\lt x\lt 90^\circ$, we have $0^\circ\lt x/2\lt 45^\circ$ and $cos(x)=\sqrt {1-sin^2x}=\frac{4}{5}$. thus $sin\frac{x}{2}=\sqrt {\frac{1-cos(x)}{2}}=\frac{\sqrt {10}}{10}$. $cos\frac{x}{2}=\sqrt {\frac{1+cos(x)}{2}}=\frac{3\sqrt {10}}{10}$ and $tan\frac{x}{2}=\frac{sin\frac{x}{2}}{cos\frac{x}{2}}=\frac{1}{3}$
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