Trigonometry 7th Edition

Published by Cengage Learning
ISBN 10: 1111826854
ISBN 13: 978-1-11182-685-7

Chapter 5 - Section 5.4 - Half-Angle Formulas - 5.4 Problem Set - Page 304: 4

Answer

$\pm \sqrt{\dfrac{1+\cos{\theta}}{2}}$

Work Step by Step

Using the double angle formula: $$\cos{2A} = 2 \cos^2{A}-1$$ $$2\cos^2{A} = \cos{2A}+1$$ $$\cos^2{A} = \dfrac{1+\cos{2A}}{2}$$ $$\cos{A} = \pm \sqrt{\dfrac{1+\cos{2A}}{2}}$$ Replacing $A$ with $\dfrac{\theta}{2}$: $\cos{\dfrac{\theta}{2}} = \pm \sqrt{\dfrac{1+\cos{\theta}}{2}}$
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