若α是锐角,且sin(α−π6)=1/3,求cosα的值.
问题描述:
若α是锐角,且sin(α−
)=π 6
,求cosα的值. 1 3
答
∵α是锐角
∴−
<α<π 6
π 3
又∵sin(α−
)=π 6
1 3
∴cos(α−
)=π 6
2
2
3
∵α=(α−
)+π 6
,π 6
∴cosα=[(α−
)+π 6
]π 6
=cos(α−
)cosπ 6
−sin(α−π 6
)sinπ 6
π 6
=
•2
2
3
−
3
2
•1 3
1 2
=
2
−1
6
6