If a=5 b=12 c=13 in a trangle ABC than what is the value of tan (B/4)=?

1 Answer
Jun 15, 2018

#tan(B/4)=(sqrt13-3)/2#

Explanation:

Here,

#a=5 , b=12 and c=13#

#=>BC=5, CA=12 ,AB=13#

#=>bar(AB) # , is the hypotenuse of #triangleABC#

So, #mangleC=90^circ=>angle A and angle B# are acute angles.

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Now, #color(red)(cosB=("side adjacent to B")/("hypotenus")=5/13#

Using half angle formula :

#cos(B/2)=(1+cosB)/2=(1+5/13)/2=9/13=(3/sqrt13)^2#

#=>color(red)(cos(B/2)=+3/sqrt13...to[because mangleB < 90^circ]#

Also ,we know the half angle formula:

#color(blue)(tan^2(theta/2)=(1-costheta)/(1+costheta)#

Let us take, #theta=(B/2)#

#:.color(blue)(tan^2((B/2)/2)=(1-cos(B/2))/(1+cos(B/2))#

#=>tan^2(B/4)=(1-3/sqrt13)/(1+3/sqrt13)=(sqrt13-3)/(sqrt13+3)=(sqrt13-3)/(sqrt13+3)xxcolor(green)((1)#

#=>tan^2(B/4)=(sqrt13-3)/(sqrt13+3)xxcolor(green)((sqrt13-3)/(sqrt13-3)#

#=>tan^2(B/4)=(sqrt13-3)^2/((sqrt13)^2-(3)^2)#

#=>tan^2(B/4)=(sqrt13-3)^2/4#

#=>(tan(B/4))^2=((sqrt13-3)/2)^2...tomangleB <90^circ#

#=>tan(B/4)=(sqrt13-3)/2#