## If cos 'theta' =1/2 the sin'theta' = WHAT?

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### If cos 'theta' =1/2 the sin'theta' = WHAT?

If 90 degrees < 'theta' <180 degrees what is equaled to 5 cos 'theta' sec 'theta'?

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If cos 'theta' =1/2 the sin'theta' = WHAT?

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If 90 degrees < 'theta' <180 degrees what is equaled to 5 cos 'theta' sec 'theta'?
I'm sorry, but I don't understand what this exercise is asking...? Are you supposed to find a range of value for the product of the 5, the cosine, and the secant? Or something else?
If cos 'theta' =1/2 the sin'theta' = WHAT?
Draw the right triangle. Label "adjacent" and "hypotenuse" sides with the values from the cosine ratio. Use the Pythagorean Theorem to find the value for the "opposite" side. Read off the value of the sine from the picture.

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### Re: If cos 'theta' =1/2 the sin'theta' = WHAT?

Yes, I am not sure what the question is asking for, I wrote it just as the problem said...Perhaps it is a typo
On the other, your advice helped me a lot. Thanks.
If f9x0=x^2-x, which of the following is equal to x^2+x
A. f(x)+x
B. f(x)-x
C. -f(x)
D. f(-x)
E. [f(x)]^2
Thanks

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If f9x0=x^2-x, which of the following is equal to x^2+x
I will guess that the first bit is supposed to be $f(x)\, =\, x^2\, -\, x.$

If so, try plugging $x^2\, -\, x$ into the various expressions, in places of $f(x)$, and find the one that matches.