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− | <math>\text{(A) } cos(6^\circ)cos(12^\circ)sec(18^\circ)\quad\ | + | <math>\text{(A) } \cos(6^\circ)\cos(12^\circ)\sec(18^\circ)\quad\ |
− | \text{(B) } cos(6^\circ)sin(12^\circ)csc(18^\circ)\quad\ | + | \text{(B) } \cos(6^\circ)\sin(12^\circ)\csc(18^\circ)\quad\ |
− | \text{(C) } cos(6^\circ)sin(12^\circ)sec(18^\circ)\quad\ | + | \text{(C) } \cos(6^\circ)\sin(12^\circ)\sec(18^\circ)\quad\ |
− | \text{(D) } sin(6^\circ)sin(12^\circ)csc(18^\circ)\quad\ | + | \text{(D) } \sin(6^\circ)\sin(12^\circ)\csc(18^\circ)\quad\ |
− | \text{(E) } sin(6^\circ)sin(12^\circ)sec(18^\circ)</math> | + | \text{(E) } \sin(6^\circ)\sin(12^\circ)\sec(18^\circ)</math> |
== Solution == | == Solution == | ||
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<math>\fbox{B}</math> | <math>\fbox{B}</math> | ||
− | Note that <math>\sin(162) = \sin(18)</math>, and don't accidentally put <math>\ | + | Note that <math>\sin(162) = \sin(18)</math>, and don't accidentally put <math>\text{C}</math> because you thought <math>\frac{1}{\sin}</math> was <math>\sec</math>! |
== See also == | == See also == |
Latest revision as of 14:38, 2 October 2024
Problem
Points and are on a circle of diameter , and is on diameter
If and , then
Solution
We have all the angles we need, but most obviously, we see that right angle in triangle .
Note also that angle is 6 degrees, so length because the diameter, , is 1.
Now, we can concentrate on triangle (after all, now we can decipher all angles easily and use Law of Sines).
We get:
That's equal to
Therefore, our answer is equal to:
Note that , and don't accidentally put because you thought was !
See also
1993 AHSME (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
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