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"query": {
"display": "$$\\sin\\left(\\arcsin\\left(\\frac{1}{2}\\right)+\\arctan\\left(-2\\right)\\right)$$",
"symbolab_question": "TRIG_EVALUATE#\\sin(\\arcsin(\\frac{1}{2})+\\arctan(-2))"
},
"solution": {
"level": "PERFORMED",
"subject": "Trigonometry",
"topic": "Evaluate Functions",
"subTopic": "Simplified",
"default": "\\frac{\\sqrt{5}}{10}-\\frac{\\sqrt{15}}{5}",
"decimal": "-0.55098…",
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"type": "interim",
"title": "$$\\sin\\left(\\arcsin\\left(\\frac{1}{2}\\right)+\\arctan\\left(-2\\right)\\right)=\\frac{\\sqrt{5}}{10}-\\frac{\\sqrt{15}}{5}$$",
"input": "\\sin\\left(\\arcsin\\left(\\frac{1}{2}\\right)+\\arctan\\left(-2\\right)\\right)",
"steps": [
{
"type": "step",
"primary": "Use the following property: $$\\arctan\\left(-x\\right)=-\\arctan\\left(x\\right)$$",
"secondary": [
"$$\\arctan\\left(-2\\right)=-\\arctan\\left(2\\right)$$"
],
"result": "=\\sin\\left(\\arcsin\\left(\\frac{1}{2}\\right)-\\arctan\\left(2\\right)\\right)"
},
{
"type": "interim",
"title": "Rewrite using trig identities:$${\\quad}\\sin\\left(\\arcsin\\left(\\frac{1}{2}\\right)\\right)\\cos\\left(\\arctan\\left(2\\right)\\right)-\\cos\\left(\\arcsin\\left(\\frac{1}{2}\\right)\\right)\\sin\\left(\\arctan\\left(2\\right)\\right)$$",
"input": "\\sin\\left(\\arcsin\\left(\\frac{1}{2}\\right)-\\arctan\\left(2\\right)\\right)",
"result": "=\\sin\\left(\\arcsin\\left(\\frac{1}{2}\\right)\\right)\\cos\\left(\\arctan\\left(2\\right)\\right)-\\cos\\left(\\arcsin\\left(\\frac{1}{2}\\right)\\right)\\sin\\left(\\arctan\\left(2\\right)\\right)",
"steps": [
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"type": "step",
"primary": "Use the Angle Difference identity: $$\\sin\\left(s-t\\right)=\\sin\\left(s\\right)\\cos\\left(t\\right)-\\cos\\left(s\\right)\\sin\\left(t\\right)$$",
"result": "=\\sin\\left(\\arcsin\\left(\\frac{1}{2}\\right)\\right)\\cos\\left(\\arctan\\left(2\\right)\\right)-\\cos\\left(\\arcsin\\left(\\frac{1}{2}\\right)\\right)\\sin\\left(\\arctan\\left(2\\right)\\right)"
}
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{
"type": "interim",
"title": "Rewrite using trig identities:$${\\quad}\\sin\\left(\\arcsin\\left(\\frac{1}{2}\\right)\\right)=\\frac{1}{2}$$",
"steps": [
{
"type": "step",
"primary": "Use the following identity: $$\\sin\\left(\\arcsin\\left(x\\right)\\right)=x$$"
},
{
"type": "step",
"result": "=\\frac{1}{2}"
}
],
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"interimType": "Trig Use Identity 1Eq"
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},
{
"type": "interim",
"title": "Rewrite using trig identities:$${\\quad}\\cos\\left(\\arctan\\left(2\\right)\\right)=\\frac{\\sqrt{5}}{5}$$",
"input": "\\cos\\left(\\arctan\\left(2\\right)\\right)",
"steps": [
{
"type": "interim",
"title": "Rewrite using trig identities:$${\\quad}\\cos\\left(\\arctan\\left(2\\right)\\right)=\\frac{\\sqrt{1+2^{2}}}{1+2^{2}}$$",
"steps": [
{
"type": "step",
"primary": "Use the following identity: $$\\cos\\left(\\arctan\\left(x\\right)\\right)=\\frac{\\sqrt{1+x^{2}}}{1+x^{2}}$$"
},
{
"type": "step",
"result": "=\\frac{\\sqrt{1+2^{2}}}{1+2^{2}}"
}
],
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"interimType": "Trig Use Identity 1Eq"
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},
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"type": "step",
"result": "=\\frac{\\sqrt{1+2^{2}}}{1+2^{2}}"
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{
"type": "step",
"primary": "Simplify",
"result": "=\\frac{\\sqrt{5}}{5}"
}
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{
"type": "interim",
"title": "Rewrite using trig identities:$${\\quad}\\cos\\left(\\arcsin\\left(\\frac{1}{2}\\right)\\right)=\\frac{\\sqrt{3}}{2}$$",
"input": "\\cos\\left(\\arcsin\\left(\\frac{1}{2}\\right)\\right)",
"steps": [
{
"type": "interim",
"title": "Rewrite using trig identities:$${\\quad}\\cos\\left(\\arcsin\\left(\\frac{1}{2}\\right)\\right)=\\sqrt{1-\\left(\\frac{1}{2}\\right)^{2}}$$",
"steps": [
{
"type": "step",
"primary": "Use the following identity: $$\\cos\\left(\\arcsin\\left(x\\right)\\right)=\\sqrt{1-x^{2}}$$"
},
{
"type": "step",
"result": "=\\sqrt{1-\\left(\\frac{1}{2}\\right)^{2}}"
}
],
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"interimType": "Trig Use Identity 1Eq"
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},
{
"type": "step",
"result": "=\\sqrt{1-\\left(\\frac{1}{2}\\right)^{2}}"
},
{
"type": "step",
"primary": "Simplify",
"result": "=\\frac{\\sqrt{3}}{2}"
}
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{
"type": "interim",
"title": "Rewrite using trig identities:$${\\quad}\\sin\\left(\\arctan\\left(2\\right)\\right)=\\frac{2\\sqrt{5}}{5}$$",
"input": "\\sin\\left(\\arctan\\left(2\\right)\\right)",
"steps": [
{
"type": "interim",
"title": "Rewrite using trig identities:$${\\quad}\\sin\\left(\\arctan\\left(2\\right)\\right)=\\frac{2\\sqrt{1+2^{2}}}{1+2^{2}}$$",
"steps": [
{
"type": "step",
"primary": "Use the following identity: $$\\sin\\left(\\arctan\\left(x\\right)\\right)=\\frac{x\\sqrt{1+x^{2}}}{1+x^{2}}$$"
},
{
"type": "step",
"result": "=\\frac{2\\sqrt{1+2^{2}}}{1+2^{2}}"
}
],
"meta": {
"interimType": "Trig Use Identity 1Eq"
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},
{
"type": "step",
"result": "=\\frac{2\\sqrt{1+2^{2}}}{1+2^{2}}"
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{
"type": "step",
"primary": "Simplify",
"result": "=\\frac{2\\sqrt{5}}{5}"
}
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},
{
"type": "step",
"result": "=\\frac{1}{2}\\cdot\\:\\frac{\\sqrt{5}}{5}-\\frac{\\sqrt{3}}{2}\\cdot\\:\\frac{2\\sqrt{5}}{5}"
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"type": "interim",
"title": "Simplify $$\\frac{1}{2}\\cdot\\:\\frac{\\sqrt{5}}{5}-\\frac{\\sqrt{3}}{2}\\cdot\\:\\frac{2\\sqrt{5}}{5}:{\\quad}\\frac{\\sqrt{5}}{10}-\\frac{\\sqrt{15}}{5}$$",
"input": "\\frac{1}{2}\\cdot\\:\\frac{\\sqrt{5}}{5}-\\frac{\\sqrt{3}}{2}\\cdot\\:\\frac{2\\sqrt{5}}{5}",
"result": "=\\frac{\\sqrt{5}}{10}-\\frac{\\sqrt{15}}{5}",
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"type": "interim",
"title": "$$\\frac{1}{2}\\cdot\\:\\frac{\\sqrt{5}}{5}=\\frac{\\sqrt{5}}{10}$$",
"input": "\\frac{1}{2}\\cdot\\:\\frac{\\sqrt{5}}{5}",
"steps": [
{
"type": "step",
"primary": "Multiply fractions: $$\\frac{a}{b}\\cdot\\frac{c}{d}=\\frac{a\\:\\cdot\\:c}{b\\:\\cdot\\:d}$$",
"result": "=\\frac{1\\cdot\\:\\sqrt{5}}{2\\cdot\\:5}"
},
{
"type": "step",
"primary": "Multiply: $$1\\cdot\\:\\sqrt{5}=\\sqrt{5}$$",
"result": "=\\frac{\\sqrt{5}}{2\\cdot\\:5}"
},
{
"type": "step",
"primary": "Multiply the numbers: $$2\\cdot\\:5=10$$",
"result": "=\\frac{\\sqrt{5}}{10}"
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"title": "$$\\frac{\\sqrt{3}}{2}\\cdot\\:\\frac{2\\sqrt{5}}{5}=\\frac{\\sqrt{15}}{5}$$",
"input": "\\frac{\\sqrt{3}}{2}\\cdot\\:\\frac{2\\sqrt{5}}{5}",
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"type": "step",
"primary": "Multiply fractions: $$\\frac{a}{b}\\cdot\\frac{c}{d}=\\frac{a\\:\\cdot\\:c}{b\\:\\cdot\\:d}$$",
"result": "=\\frac{\\sqrt{3}\\cdot\\:2\\sqrt{5}}{2\\cdot\\:5}"
},
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"type": "step",
"primary": "Cancel the common factor: $$2$$",
"result": "=\\frac{\\sqrt{3}\\sqrt{5}}{5}"
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"type": "interim",
"title": "Simplify $$\\sqrt{3}\\sqrt{5}:{\\quad}\\sqrt{15}$$",
"input": "\\sqrt{3}\\sqrt{5}",
"result": "=\\frac{\\sqrt{15}}{5}",
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"type": "step",
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"secondary": [
"$$\\sqrt{3}\\sqrt{5}=\\sqrt{3\\cdot\\:5}$$"
],
"result": "=\\sqrt{3\\cdot\\:5}",
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"type": "step",
"primary": "Multiply the numbers: $$3\\cdot\\:5=15$$",
"result": "=\\sqrt{15}"
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"result": "=\\frac{\\sqrt{5}}{10}-\\frac{\\sqrt{15}}{5}"
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Solution
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Solution steps
Use the following property:
Rewrite using trig identities:
Use the Angle Difference identity:
Rewrite using trig identities:
Use the following identity:
Rewrite using trig identities:
Rewrite using trig identities:
Use the following identity:
Simplify
Rewrite using trig identities:
Rewrite using trig identities:
Use the following identity:
Simplify
Rewrite using trig identities:
Rewrite using trig identities:
Use the following identity:
Simplify
Simplify
Multiply fractions:
Multiply:
Multiply the numbers:
Multiply fractions:
Cancel the common factor:
Simplify
Apply radical rule:
Multiply the numbers:
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
What is the value of sin(arcsin(1/2)+arctan(-2)) ?
The value of sin(arcsin(1/2)+arctan(-2)) is (sqrt(5)}{10}-\frac{sqrt(15))/5