What does sin(arc cot(5))+5sin(arc tan(2))sin(arccot(5))+5sin(arctan(2)) equal?

1 Answer
Jan 21, 2016

sin(cot^-1(5))+5sin(tan^-1(2)) = (sqrt(26)+52sqrt(5))/26sin(cot1(5))+5sin(tan1(2))=26+52526

Explanation:

The trick is to evaluate sin(cot^-1(5))+5sin(tan^-1(2))sin(cot1(5))+5sin(tan1(2)) is
breaking down the problem and solving each part separately.

Let us start with evaluating cot^-1(5)cot1(5)

Let theta=cot^-1(5)θ=cot1(5)

Then cot(theta) = 5cot(θ)=5

cot(theta) = "adjancent"/"opposite"cot(θ)=adjancentopposite

If I have to show that in a right triangle.

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The hypotenuse would be sqrt(1^2+5^2)12+52
Hypotenuse = sqrt(26)=26

sin(theta) = "Opposite"/"hypotenuse"sin(θ)=Oppositehypotenuse
sin(theta) = 1/sqrt(26)sin(θ)=126

Rationalizing the denominator we get
sin(theta) = (sqrt(26))/26sin(θ)=2626

Remember thetaθ was cot^-1(5))cot1(5))

sin(cot^-1(5)) = (sqrt(26))/26sin(cot1(5))=2626

Now let us work on the second part.

5sin(tan^-1(2))5sin(tan1(2))
Theta=tan^-1(2)
tan(Theta) = 2
tan(Theta) = "Opposite"/"Adjacent"

Let us put that in a right triangle.
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Now to find the hypotenuse

Hypotenuse =sqrt(2^2+1^2)
Hypotenuse =sqrt(5)

sin(Theta) = "Opposite"/"hypotenuse"

sin(Theta) =2/sqrt(5)

Rationalizing the denominator

sin(Theta)=(2sqrt(5))/5

Remember Theta=tan^-1(2)

sin(tan^-1(2))=(2sqrt(5))/5

5sin(tan^-1(2))=5**(2sqrt(5))/5

5sin(tan^-1(2))=2sqrt(5)

Now the final steps

sin(cot^-1(5))+5sin(tan^-1(2)) = sqrt(26)/26+2sqrt(5)

sin(cot^-1(5))+5sin(tan^-1(2)) = (sqrt(26)+52sqrt(5))/26