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Simplify tan(a)/sin (2a)

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Answer:


(sec^2(a))/(2)

Combine the terms through trigonometric identity and simplify, this should be your answer(not the actual result of the problem, just the simplified expression).

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Answer:

Explanation:

The rule is generally to reduce anything that isn't a sin(theta) or cos(theta) down to those two.

Givens

Tan(a) = sin(a) / cos(a)

sin(2a) = 2 sin(a)*cos(a)

Solution

Tan(a)/Sin(2a) = sin(a) / cos(a) // 2 sin(a) * cos(a) / 1 Invert and multiply

Tan(a)/Sin(2a) = sin(a) / cos(a) * 2 sin(a) * cos(a) Cancel and combine

Answer: Tan(a)/sin(2a) = 1 / (2* cos^2(a))

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