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PLEASE HELP! 8 POINTS!! Find the value

PLEASE HELP! 8 POINTS!! Find the value-example-1

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Answer:

-sqrt(3)/2

Explanation:

Use double angle identity for sin(2x)

sin(2x)=2sin(x)cos(x)

We are given sin(x)=-1/2 so we already have so far that:

sin(2x)=2(-1/2)cos(x)

sin(2x)=-1*cos(x)

We just need to find cos(x).

x is in the fourth quadrant so cosine will be positive there

knowing the unit circle we should know that if sin(x)=-1/2 then cos(x)=sqrt(3)/2 while in 4th quadrant.

So the answer is sin(2x)=-1*sqrt(3)/2=-sqrt(3)/2

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