Given \(\displaystyle{\cot{{\left({b}\right)}}}=-{2}\) find \(\displaystyle{\sin{{\left({4}{b}\right)}}}\) and

Paula Good

Paula Good

Answered question

2022-03-23

Given cot(b)=2 find sin(4b) and cos(4b)
I made sin(4b) into a expanded form.
4sin(b)cos3(b)4sin3(b)cos(b) And then I made a triangle using cot(b)=2for information.
I got from that triangle that, sin(b)=55 and that cos(b)=255
And from their I simplified.
But whenever I expand cos4b and plug in I get a bad answer, 35325 and I do not know if it is correct or wrong.

Answer & Explanation

Payten Reese

Payten Reese

Beginner2022-03-24Added 10 answers

The result 35325 is surely wrong, as a cosine cannot be >1
There are standard formulas:
sin2x=2tanx1+tan2x=2cotxcot2x+1
cos2x=1tan2x1+tan2x=cot2x1cot2x+1
Thus
sin2b=44+1=45
and
cos2b=414+1=35
Now you know that
sin4b=2sin2bcos2b=2425

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