Cho cos a = 0,2 với π < a < 2π. Tính \(\sin \frac{a}{2}\), \(\cos \frac{a}{2}\), \(\tan \frac{a}{2}\).

Do π < a < 2π nên \(\frac{\pi }{2} < \frac{a}{2} < \pi \). Suy ra \(\sin \frac{a}{2} > 0,\,\,\cos \frac{a}{2} < 0\).

Ta có: \({\sin ^2}\frac{a}{2} = \frac{{1 - \cos a}}{2} = \frac{{1 - 0,2}}{2} = 0,4\), suy ra \(\sin \frac{a}{2} = \frac{{\sqrt {10} }}{5}\).

Do đó, \(\cos \frac{a}{2} = - \sqrt {1 - {{\sin }^2}\frac{a}{2}} = - \sqrt {1 - {{\left( {\frac{{\sqrt {10} }}{5}} \right)}^2}} = - \frac{{\sqrt {15} }}{5}\).

\(\tan \frac{a}{2} = \frac{{\sin \frac{a}{2}}}{{\cos \frac{a}{2}}} = \frac{{\frac{{\sqrt {10} }}{5}}}{{ - \frac{{\sqrt {15} }}{5}}} = - \frac{{\sqrt 6 }}{3}\).