Answer:
+120/169 or -120/169
Step-by-step explanation:
where, alpha is some angle that satisfies the assumed condition.
[ taking cos to the other side or applying cos on both sides]
as sin[tex]\beta[/tex] = [tex]+ or -\sqrt{1-(cos\beta) ^{2}[/tex]
[by general trigonometry formula: [tex]cos^{2}[\beta] +sin^{2}[\beta]=1[/tex]]
so if [tex]cos\alpha= 5/13[/tex], we can get sin[tex]\alpha[/tex] from the above formula as + or - 12/13
(because, after taking square root on both sides we keep + or -]
[by general trigonometry formula]
so, the final value can be 120/169 or -120/169.