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Valentin [98]
3 years ago
15

Given cos alpha = 8/17, alpha in quadrant IV, and sin beta = -24/25, beta in quadrant III, find sin(alpha-beta)

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polet [3.4K]3 years ago
7 0
Given \cos\alpha=\frac{8}{17}, \alpha is in Quadrant IV,  \sin\beta=-\frac{24}{25}, and \beta is in Quadrant III, find \sin(\alpha-\beta)

We can use the angle subtraction formula of sine to answer this question.

\sin(\alpha-\beta)=\sin\alpha\cos\beta-\cos\alpha\sin\beta

We already know that \cos\alpha=\frac{8}{17}.

We can use the Pythagorean identity \sin^2\theta+\cos^2\theta=1 to find \sin\alpha.

\sin^2\alpha+(\frac{8}{17})^2=1 \\ \sin^2\alpha+\frac{64}{289}=1 \\ \sin^2\alpha=\frac{225}{289} \\ \\\sin\alpha=\pm\frac{15}{17}

Since \alpha is in Quadrant IV, and sine is represented as y value on the unit circle, we must assume the negative value \sin\alpha=-\frac{15}{17}.

As similar process is then done with  \sin\beta=-\frac{24}{25}.

(-\frac{24}{25})^2+\cos^2\beta=1 \\ \frac{576}{625}+\cos^2\beta=1 \\ \cos^2\beta=\frac{49}{625} \\ \\\cos\beta=\pm\frac{7}{25}

And since \beta is in Quadrant III, and cosine in represented as x value on the unit cercle, we must assume the negative value \cos\beta=-\frac{7}{25}.

Now we can fill in our angle subtraction formula!

\sin(\alpha-\beta)=\sin\alpha\cos\beta-\cos\alpha\sin\beta \\\\ \sin(\alpha-\beta)=(-\frac{15}{17}\times-\frac{7}{25})-(\frac{8}{17}\times-\frac{24}{25}) \\\\\sin(\alpha-\beta)=\frac{105}{425}-(-\frac{192}{425}) \\\\ \boxed{\sin(\alpha-\beta)=\frac{297}{425}}
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