A and B are acute angles, such that cos⁡A=35\cos A = \frac{3}{5} and tan⁡B=125\tan B = \frac{12}{5}.\n\nFind the exact values of

  1. (a)

    tan⁡2A\tan 2A,

  2. (b)

    $\sin\left(B + \dfrac{3\pi}{2}\right),

  3. (c)

    $\cos\dfrac{B}{2}.

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2(a)

1. Find the exact value of $\tan A$.

Since AA is an acute angle, tan⁡A>0\tan A > 0.
From a right-angled triangle with adjacent side 33 and hypotenuse 55, the opposite side is 52−32=4\sqrt{5^2 - 3^2} = 4.
Thus, tan⁡A=43\tan A = \frac{4}{3}.

2. Calculate $\tan 2A$ using the double angle formula.

tan⁡2A=2tan⁡A1−tan⁡2A\tan 2A = \frac{2\tan A}{1 - \tan^2 A}
tan⁡2A=2(43)1−(43)2\tan 2A = \frac{2\left(\frac{4}{3}\right)}{1 - \left(\frac{4}{3}\right)^2}
tan⁡2A=831−169\tan 2A = \frac{\frac{8}{3}}{1 - \frac{16}{9}}
tan⁡2A=83−79=−247\tan 2A = \frac{\frac{8}{3}}{-\frac{7}{9}} = -\frac{24}{7}

Answer

−247-\frac{24}{7}

2(b)

1. Find the exact value of $\cos B$ using the given $\tan B$.

Given tan⁡B=125\tan B = \frac{12}{5} and BB is an acute angle.
Using a right-angled triangle with opposite side 1212 and adjacent side 55, the hypotenuse is 122+52=13\sqrt{12^2 + 5^2} = 13.
Therefore, cos⁡B=513\cos B = \frac{5}{13}.

2. Simplify the expression $\sin\left(B + \frac{3\pi}{2}\right)$ using the addition formula or allied angles.

Using the addition formula for sine:
sin⁡(B+3π2)=sin⁡Bcos⁡(3π2)+cos⁡Bsin⁡(3π2)\sin\left(B + \frac{3\pi}{2}\right) = \sin B \cos\left(\frac{3\pi}{2}\right) + \cos B \sin\left(\frac{3\pi}{2}\right)
Since cos⁡(3π2)=0\cos\left(\frac{3\pi}{2}\right) = 0 and sin⁡(3π2)=−1\sin\left(\frac{3\pi}{2}\right) = -1,
sin⁡(B+3π2)=sin⁡B(0)+cos⁡B(−1)=−cos⁡B\sin\left(B + \frac{3\pi}{2}\right) = \sin B (0) + \cos B (-1) = -\cos B

3. Substitute the value of $\cos B$ to find the final answer.

sin⁡(B+3π2)=−cos⁡B=−513\sin\left(B + \frac{3\pi}{2}\right) = -\cos B = -\frac{5}{13}

Answer

−513-\frac{5}{13}

2(c)

1. Find the exact value of $\cos B$

Since tan⁡B=125\tan B = \frac{12}{5} and BB is acute, we can form a right-angled triangle with opposite side 1212 and adjacent side 55.
The hypotenuse is 122+52=13\sqrt{12^2 + 5^2} = 13.
Therefore, cos⁡B=513\cos B = \frac{5}{13}.

2. Apply the double angle identity to relate $\cos B$ and $\cos\frac{B}{2}$

Using the identity cos⁡2θ=2cos⁡2θ−1\cos 2\theta = 2\cos^2\theta - 1 with θ=B2\theta = \frac{B}{2}:
cos⁡B=2cos⁡2B2−1\cos B = 2\cos^2\frac{B}{2} - 1
513=2cos⁡2B2−1\frac{5}{13} = 2\cos^2\frac{B}{2} - 1
2cos⁡2B2=1+513=18132\cos^2\frac{B}{2} = 1 + \frac{5}{13} = \frac{18}{13}

3. Solve for $\cos\frac{B}{2}$ and determine the correct sign

cos⁡2B2=913\cos^2\frac{B}{2} = \frac{9}{13}
cos⁡B2=±313\cos\frac{B}{2} = \pm\frac{3}{\sqrt{13}}
Since BB is an acute angle (0<B<90∘0 < B < 90^\circ), B2\frac{B}{2} is also acute (0<B2<45∘0 < \frac{B}{2} < 45^\circ), so cos⁡B2>0\cos\frac{B}{2} > 0.
cos⁡B2=313=31313\cos\frac{B}{2} = \frac{3}{\sqrt{13}} = \frac{3\sqrt{13}}{13}

Answer

31313\frac{3\sqrt{13}}{13}

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