Trigonometry (11th Edition) Clone

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Chapter 5 - Trigonometric Identities - Section 5.6 Half-Angle Identities - 5.6 Exercises - Page 241: 1

Answer

The negative square root should be selected. $$\sin195^\circ=-\sqrt{\frac{1-\cos390^\circ}{2}}$$

Work Step by Step

$$\sin195^\circ=\pm\sqrt{\frac{1-\cos390^\circ}{2}}$$ Whether the positive or negative square root should be selected depends the sign of $\sin195^\circ$. $195^\circ$ lies in quadrant III. In quadrant III, $\sin\theta\lt0$. Therefore, $\sin195^\circ\lt0$. Thus, the negative square root should be selected. In other words, $$\sin195^\circ=-\sqrt{\frac{1-\cos390^\circ}{2}}$$
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