5 sin 2 θ = 6 cos 2 θ
If θ is a positive acute angle that satisfies the equation above, find sin θ .
Note: Give your answer to 3 decimal places.
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Oh nice use of Componendo and Dividendo ! I was thinking of converting tan 2 θ = 6 5 in terms of sin θ by Pythagorean Identities .
Yeah really nice !
yeah.. i did it like that.. and then using the identities of Cos 2 theta
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:).. nice job.
tnx bro.. but ur solution was more interesting ..
or you can go as simple as that
5 s i n 2 θ = 6 c o s 2 θ
⇒ 6 s i n 2 θ = 5 c o s 2 θ
⇒ 6 s i n 2 θ = 5 ( 1 - s i n 2 θ )
⇒ 6 s i n 2 θ = 5 - 5 s i n 2 θ
⇒ 6 s i n 2 θ + 5 s i n 2 θ = 5
⇒ 11 s i n 2 θ = 5
⇒ s i n 2 θ = 1 1 5
As θ is in first quadrant we have sin θ = + 1 1 5
sin θ = 1 1 5 = 3 . 3 1 6 2 . 2 3 6 = 0.674
Did anyone use a calculator for the last step?
∵ 5 sin 2 θ = 6 cos 2 θ ∴ 5 6 = sin 2 θ cos 2 θ And by adding 1 (which is equal to 5 5 and also sin 2 θ sin 2 θ ) to both sides , we get : 5 5 + 6 = sin 2 θ cos 2 θ + sin 2 θ ∴ 5 1 1 = sin 2 θ 1 ∴ sin 2 θ = 1 1 5 ∴ sin θ = ± 1 1 5 = ± 1 1 5 But as θ is a positive acute angle which lies in the first quadrant , therefore sin θ must be positive too . ∴ sin θ = 1 1 5 ≈ 0 . 6 7 4
This is correct. Surprisingly adding 1 to both sides of the equation makes it so much simpler.
Actually your answer should be 0.674. You by mistake have put your answer as 0.647
Pressure, eh?
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Ah, you are right ^_^ . Thank you for your careful notice :) .
5 ( sin θ ) 2 = 6 ( cos θ ) 2 》 》 》 6 ( sin θ ) 2 = 5 ( cos θ ) 2 Add ( 5 sin θ ) 2 on both sides so 1 1 ( sin θ ) 2 = 5 ( ( cos θ ) 2 + ( sin θ ) 2 ) 》 》 》 1 1 ( sin θ ) 2 = 5 》 》 》 ( sin θ ) 2 = 1 1 5 》 》 》 sin θ = 1 1 5
This is correct too. For clarity, you should explain why sin θ = − 1 1 5 is not allowed.
It isn't allowed because theta is a acute angle and the sine of an acute angle cannot be negative
I thought of this differently to others apparently. Here's my working: 5 sin 2 θ = 6 cos 2 θ cos 2 θ sin 2 θ = 6 5 tan 2 θ = 6 5 tan θ = 6 5 θ ≈ 0 . 7 3 9 9 . . . sin θ = 0 . 6 7 4 2 . . . A n s w e r = 0 . 6 7 4 ( t o 3 d p ) So, using just the identity that sine divided by cosine = tangent.
cos^2(x)+sin^2(x)=1, cos^2(x)=1-sin^2(x) , and the rest is simple :)
Suppose, Sin^2@/5=Cos^2@/6=k Then,we got sin^2@=5k and cos^2@=6K Then ,we got 2 equations 1. Sin^2@-5k=0 2.Cos^2@-6k=0 Then we replace the value of sin^2@ to equation no. 2 Then, 1-sin^2@=6K [cos^2@ = 1-sin^2@] 》1-5k=6k 》11k=1 》k=1/11 We replace the value to equation no .1 Sin^2@= 5/11 》Sin@=(5/11)^(1/2) 》Sin@=0.674
Cos^2(theta)=1-sin^2(theta) . Put sin^2(th)=y so 5-5y=6y 11y=5 so y=5÷11 so sin(theta)=√5÷√11=.674
On applying square root on both sides, we get 5 sin θ = 6 cos θ ⇒ tan θ = 6 5 By applying Pythagorean Identities sin θ = 1 1 5 = 0 . 6 7 4 ( θ is acute angle so we have taken the positive value for sin θ )
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By ratio and proportion we know that
b a = d c = b + d a + c
Therefore,
5 sin 2 θ = 6 cos 2 θ = 1 1 sin 2 θ + cos 2 θ
⇒ 5 sin 2 θ = 1 1 1
⇒ sin θ = ± 1 1 5
As θ is in first quadrant we have sin θ = 1 1 5 = 0 . 6 7 4