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: 38

Answer

$\frac{3\sqrt {10}}{10},-\frac{\sqrt {10}}{10},-3$

Work Step by Step

Given $cos(x)=-\frac{4}{5}, 180^\circ\lt x\lt 270^\circ$, we have $90^\circ\lt \frac{x}{2}\lt 135^\circ$ and $sin\frac{x}{2}=\sqrt {\frac{1-cos(x)}{2}}=\sqrt {\frac{1+4/5}{2}}=\frac{3\sqrt {10}}{10}$, $cos\frac{x}{2}=-\sqrt {\frac{1+cos(x)}{2}}=\sqrt {\frac{1-4/5}{2}}=-\frac{\sqrt {10}}{10}$ and $tan\frac{x}{2}=\frac{sin\frac{x}{2}}{cos\frac{x}{2}}=-3$
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