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Can someone help me please. I can't figure out how to solve this problem.

Can someone help me please. I can't figure out how to solve this problem.-example-1
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Answer:

It's A . 13 / (5√10)

Explanation:

AD = √(3^2 + 4^2) = √25

= 5 ( By the Pythagoras Theorem).

So sin 2α = 3/5 and cos 2α = 4/5.

m < B = α ( external angle of a triangle theorem)

and BD = AD = 5 (Isosceles triangle) and BC = 4+5 = 9.

AB = √(3^2 + 9^2) = √90 = 3√10

So sin α = 3 / 3√10 = = 1 /√10 and cos α = 9 /3√10 = 3/√10.

Finally sin 3α = sin (2α + α) = sin 2α cos α + cos 2α sin α

= 3/5 * 3 / √10 + 4/5 * 1/√10

= 13/(5√10).

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