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If tan(A/2) = x, then the value of x is

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Tan(A/2) = sin(A/2)/cos(A/2)

Multiply Numerator and Denominator by 2sin (A/2)

$(= \frac{{2\sin \frac{A}{2}\; \times \;\sin \frac{A}{2}}}{{2\sin \frac{A}{2}\; \times \;\cos \frac{A}{2}}} = \frac{{1 - cosA}}{{sinA}})$

∴ x = (1 – cosA)/sinA