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Find sin2a if (2cosa+3sina)/(3cosa-2sina)=-2

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Answer:

16/65

Explanation:

You want sin(2a) if ((2cos(a)+3sin(a))/(3cos(a)-2sin(a)) = -2.

Solution

Let c = cos(a) and s = sin(a) to help reduce the writing.

We are given ...

(2c +3s)/(3c -2s) = -2

Multiplying by the denominator, we have ...

2c +3s = -2(3c -2s)

2c +3s = -6c +4s . . . . eliminate parentheses

8c = s . . . . . . . . . . . . . add 6c-3s

s/c = 8 = tan(a) . . . . . . divide by c

At this point, you can use a calculator to find sin(2a) from ...

sin(2a) = sin(2·arctan(8)) = 16/65

You can also get there using the identity for sin(2a):

sin(2a) = 2sin(a)cos(a) = 2sin(a)cos²(a)/cos(a) = 2tan(a)·cos²(a)

= 2tan(a)/sec²(a) = 2tan(a)/(1+tan²(a))

Using the found value of tan(a), this is ...

sin(2a) = 2(8)/(1+8²) = 16/65

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