
Andy C. answered 07/16/18
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tan = 4/5
opposite = 4
adjacent = 5
the hypotenuse is then sqrt(41)
So sin = 4/sqrt(41) = (4/41)*sqrt(41)
cos = 5/sqrt(41) =(5/41)*sqrt(41)
ASSUMING you mean (5 sin - 3 cos)/(5 sin + 2 cos)
[5 ( 4/41)*sqrt(41) - 3 ( 5/41) *Sqrt(41) ]/ [5 ( 4/41)*sqrt(41) + 2 ( 5/41) *Sqrt(41) ]
sqrt(41) factors out and cancels
So does (1/41)
(5 *4 - 3*5)/(5*4 + 2*5) = (20 - 15)/(20 + 10) = 5/30 = 1/6