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Algebra Difficulty 3.5 AMC 10/12 Find the answer

Given that the terminal side of angle α\alpha passes through point P(4,3)P(-4,3),
(1) Find sinθ\sin \theta, cosθ\cos \theta, and tanθ\tan \theta;
(2) Find cos(θπ2)sin(π2+θ)sin(θ+π)cos(2πθ)\frac{\cos (\theta - \frac{\pi}{2})}{\sin (\frac{\pi}{2} + \theta)} \sin (\theta + \pi) \cos (2\pi - \theta).

A number or a short expression. Fractions can be typed as 3/2, and spacing doesn't matter.

Solution

(1) Since the terminal side of angle θ\theta passes through point P(4,3)P(-4,3), we can find sinθ\sin \theta, cosθ\cos \theta, and tanθ\tan \theta using the coordinates of point PP.

The distance rr between point PP and the origin O(0,0)O(0,0) is given by:

r=(4)2+32=16+9=25=5r = \sqrt{(-4)^2 + 3^2} = \sqrt{16 + 9} = \sqrt{25} = 5

Now, we can find the sine, cosine, and tangent of angle θ\theta:

sinθ=yr=35\sin \theta = \frac{y}{r} = \frac{3}{5}

cosθ=xr=45\cos \theta = \frac{x}{r} = -\frac{4}{5}

tanθ=yx=34\tan \theta = \frac{y}{x} = -\frac{3}{4}

(2) Now let's find the given expression:

cos(θπ2)sin(π2+θ)sin(θ+π)cos(2πθ)\frac{\cos (\theta - \frac{\pi}{2})}{\sin (\frac{\pi}{2} + \theta)} \sin (\theta + \pi) \cos (2\pi - \theta)

First, we can simplify the trigonometric expressions inside the parentheses using the cofunction identities:

cos(θπ2)=sinθ\cos \left(\theta - \frac{\pi}{2}\right) = \sin \theta

sin(π2+θ)=cosθ\sin \left(\frac{\pi}{2} + \theta\right) = \cos \theta

Now we can rewrite the expression as:

sinθcosθsin(θ+π)cos(2πθ)\frac{\sin \theta}{\cos \theta} \sin (\theta + \pi) \cos (2\pi - \theta)

Next, we can use the identity sin(θ+π)=sinθ\sin(\theta + \pi) = -\sin\theta and the fact that cos(2πθ)=cosθ\cos(2\pi - \theta) = \cos\theta:

sinθcosθ(sinθ)cosθ\frac{\sin \theta}{\cos \theta} (-\sin \theta) \cos \theta

Finally, we can cancel out the common factors and get:

sin2θ- \sin^2 \theta

Substitute the value of sinθ=35\sin \theta = \frac{3}{5}:

(35)2=925- \left(\frac{3}{5}\right)^2 = -\frac{9}{25}

So the final answer is: 925\boxed{-\frac{9}{25}}.

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