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QuestionGiven that tanϕ=2\boldsymbol{\operatorname { t a n }} \phi=2, find the other trigonometric functions. sinϕ=255\sin \phi=\frac{2 \sqrt{5}}{5} (Simplify your answer, including any radicals. Use integers or fractions for any numbers in the expression.) cosϕ=\cos \phi=\square \square (Simplify your answer, including any radicals. Use integers or fractions for any numbers in the expression.)

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STEP 1

1. We are given that tanϕ=2\tan \phi = 2.
2. We need to find the other trigonometric functions: sinϕ\sin \phi and cosϕ\cos \phi.
3. The expression for sinϕ\sin \phi is provided as 255\frac{2 \sqrt{5}}{5}.

STEP 2

1. Use the definition of tangent to express tanϕ\tan \phi in terms of sine and cosine.
2. Use the Pythagorean identity to find cosϕ\cos \phi.
3. Verify the consistency of the given sinϕ\sin \phi with the calculated cosϕ\cos \phi.
4. Simplify the expression for cosϕ\cos \phi.

STEP 3

Recall the definition of tangent:
tanϕ=sinϕcosϕ\tan \phi = \frac{\sin \phi}{\cos \phi}
Given tanϕ=2\tan \phi = 2, we have:
sinϕcosϕ=2\frac{\sin \phi}{\cos \phi} = 2

STEP 4

Use the Pythagorean identity:
sin2ϕ+cos2ϕ=1\sin^2 \phi + \cos^2 \phi = 1
Substitute sinϕ=255\sin \phi = \frac{2 \sqrt{5}}{5}:
(255)2+cos2ϕ=1\left(\frac{2 \sqrt{5}}{5}\right)^2 + \cos^2 \phi = 1

STEP 5

Calculate sin2ϕ\sin^2 \phi:
sin2ϕ=(255)2=4×525=2025=45\sin^2 \phi = \left(\frac{2 \sqrt{5}}{5}\right)^2 = \frac{4 \times 5}{25} = \frac{20}{25} = \frac{4}{5}
Substitute back into the Pythagorean identity:
45+cos2ϕ=1\frac{4}{5} + \cos^2 \phi = 1

STEP 6

Solve for cos2ϕ\cos^2 \phi:
cos2ϕ=145=15\cos^2 \phi = 1 - \frac{4}{5} = \frac{1}{5}
Take the square root to find cosϕ\cos \phi:
cosϕ=±15=±55\cos \phi = \pm \sqrt{\frac{1}{5}} = \pm \frac{\sqrt{5}}{5}

STEP 7

Verify the consistency of sinϕ\sin \phi and cosϕ\cos \phi:
Since tanϕ=sinϕcosϕ=2\tan \phi = \frac{\sin \phi}{\cos \phi} = 2, we choose the positive value for cosϕ\cos \phi to maintain the positive ratio:
tanϕ=25555=255=2\tan \phi = \frac{\frac{2 \sqrt{5}}{5}}{\frac{\sqrt{5}}{5}} = \frac{2 \sqrt{5}}{\sqrt{5}} = 2
This is consistent with the given tanϕ=2\tan \phi = 2.

STEP 8

The value of cosϕ\cos \phi is:
cosϕ=55\cos \phi = \frac{\sqrt{5}}{5}
The values of the trigonometric functions are:
sinϕ=255,cosϕ=55\sin \phi = \frac{2 \sqrt{5}}{5}, \quad \cos \phi = \frac{\sqrt{5}}{5}

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