Use the figure below to find the exact values of the double angles.

Find sin β/2, cos β/2, tanβ/2, sin α/2, cos α/2, and tan α/2.

Use the figure below to find the exact values of the double angles Find sin β2 cos β2 tanβ2 sin α2 cos α2 and tan α2 class=

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Right away, we know that

[tex]\cos\beta=\dfrac{16}{20}=\dfrac45[/tex]

which means

[tex]\sin\beta=\sqrt{1-\cos^2\beta}=\dfrac35[/tex]

Then

[tex]\cos\beta=\cos2\left(\dfrac\beta2\right)=\cos^2\dfrac\beta2-\sin^2\dfrac\beta2[/tex]

[tex]\sin\beta=\sin2\left(\dfrac\beta2\right)=2\sin\dfrac\beta2\cos\dfrac\beta2[/tex]

Let [tex]x=\cos\dfrac\beta2[/tex] and [tex]y=\sin\dfrac\beta2[/tex]. Then

[tex]\begin{cases}\dfrac45=x^2-y^2\\\\\dfrac35=2xy\end{cases}\implies\begin{cases}\cos\dfrac\beta2=\dfrac3{\sqrt{10}}\\\\\sin\dfrac\beta2=\dfrac1{\sqrt{10}}\end{cases}[/tex]

from which we find

[tex]\tan\dfrac\beta2=\dfrac{\sin\frac\beta2}{\cos\frac\beta2}=\dfrac13[/tex]

You can use the same ideas above to find the trig ratios for [tex]\dfrac\alpha2[/tex], starting from the given fact that [tex]\sin\alpha=\dfrac{16}{20}=\dfrac45[/tex].