Question #6f11c
1 Answer
May 14, 2015
tan b = 3 (Q. III); sin a = 2/3 (Q.I)
cos^2 b = 1/(1 + tan^2 b) = 1/(1+ 9) = 1/10 -> cos b = - 0.32
sin^2 b = 1 - 1/10 = 9/10
cos ^a = 1 - sin^2 a = 1 - 4/9 = 5/9 --> cos a = 0.75
tan a = sin a/cos a = 0.89
cos (a + b) = cos a.cos b - sin a.sin b
= -0.32(0.75) - 0.90(0.67) = -0.24 - 0.6 = - 0.84