Trigonometry (10th Edition)

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Chapter 5 - Trigonometric Identities - Section 5.6 Half-Angle Identities - 5.6 Exercises - Page 236: 37

Answer

$$\frac{1-\cos59.74^\circ}{\sin59.74^\circ}=\cos29.87^\circ$$

Work Step by Step

$$\frac{1-\cos59.74^\circ}{\sin59.74^\circ}$$ From the half-angle identity for tangents: $$\frac{1-\cos A}{\sin A}=\cos\frac{A}{2}$$ We can apply the identity to the given expression with $A=59.74^\circ$. $$\frac{1-\cos59.74^\circ}{\sin59.74^\circ}=\cos\frac{59.74^\circ}{2}$$ $$\frac{1-\cos59.74^\circ}{\sin59.74^\circ}=\cos29.87^\circ$$ This is the single trigonometric function we need to find in this exercise.
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