Given that tan x = 2.4, evaluate without use of tables and calculators, sinx - cosx in the form of a/b where a and b are...

Given that tan x = 2.4, evaluate without use of tables and calculators, sinx - cosx in the form of a/b
where a and b are integers.

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sharon kalunda answered the question on August 9, 2019 at 12:24

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