If \( \tan \theta = \frac{5}{4} \) find \( \sin^2 \theta - \cos^2 \theta \)

Assessment: JAMB UTME - Mathematics - 2006 Subject: General Mathematics

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If \( \tan \theta = \frac{5}{4} \) find \( \sin^2 \theta - \cos^2 \theta \)

Answer Details


(tan  θ  =  o p p a d j )
|AB|2 = 52 + 42  →  |AB|2 = 41
→  AB =  41  sin2 θ  - cos2 θ
→   5 2 41  - ( 4 41 2 ) =  25 41  -  16 41
= ( 9 41 )

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