If \( 2 \tan 25^{\circ}=p \), determine the following in terms of \( p \) \( 4.1 \sin 205^{\circ} \) \( 4.2 \cos \left(-115^{\circ}\right) \)
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To start, we know that \( p = 2 \tan 25^{\circ} \). ### For \( 4.1 \sin 205^{\circ} \): We can rewrite \( 205^{\circ} \) as \( 180^{\circ} + 25^{\circ} \). Thus, using the sine addition formula: \[ \sin(205^{\circ}) = \sin(180^{\circ} + 25^{\circ}) = -\sin(25^{\circ} \] Now, substituting back in terms of \( p \): Since \( \tan(25^{\circ}) = \frac{\sin(25^{\circ})}{\cos(25^{\circ})} \), we know \( \sin(25^{\circ}) = p \cdot \cos(25^{\circ}) / 2 \). This gives us: \[ \sin(205^{\circ}) = -\frac{p \cdot \cos(25^{\circ})}{2} \] Therefore: \[ 4.1 \sin(205^{\circ}) = -4.1 \cdot \frac{p \cdot \cos(25^{\circ})}{2} = -2.05p \cos(25^{\circ}) \] ### For \( 4.2 \cos(-115^{\circ}) \): Using the cosine function's property, we have: \[ \cos(-115^{\circ}) = \cos(115^{\circ}) \] Now, we can express \( 115^{\circ} \) as \( 90^{\circ} + 25^{\circ} \): \[ \cos(115^{\circ}) = -\sin(25^{\circ}) \] Substituting \(\sin(25^{\circ})\) in terms of \( p \): \[ \cos(-115^{\circ}) = -\frac{p \cdot \cos(25^{\circ})}{2} \] Thus, the final expressions would be: \[ 4.2 \cos(-115^{\circ}) = -\frac{p \cdot \cos(25^{\circ})}{2} \] In summary: \[ 4.1 \sin(205^{\circ}) = -2.05p \cos(25^{\circ}) \] \[ 4.2 \cos(-115^{\circ}) = -\frac{p \cdot \cos(25^{\circ})}{2} \]