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The Pythagorean Identity states that:(sin x)2 + (cos x)2 = 1Given cos 0 = 4y2, find sin 0. .sin 8 =[?]Simplify the fraction.

The Pythagorean Identity states that:(sin x)2 + (cos x)2 = 1Given cos 0 = 4y2, find-example-1

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\sin (\theta)=\frac{\sqrt[]{17}}{49}

1) Considering the Pythagorean Identity let's plug into that the value of cos (theta):


\begin{gathered} \sin ^2(\theta)+\cos ^2(\theta)=1 \\ \sin ^2(\theta)=1-\cos ^2(\theta) \\ \sin ^2(\theta)=1-(\frac{4\sqrt[]{2}}{7})^2 \\ \sin ^2(\theta)=1-((32)/(49)) \\ \sin ^2(\theta)\text{ =}(17)/(49) \\ \sin (\theta)=\frac{\sqrt[]{17}}{49} \end{gathered}

2) Since there's no way to reduce that fraction, we can state that sin(theta) is square root of 1

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