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Question
The greatest value of sin x cos x is ______.
Options
1
2
`sqrt(2)`
`1/2`
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Solution
The greatest value of sin x cos x is `1/2`.
Explanation:
Since sinx cosx = `1/2 sin 2x ≤ 1/2`
Since |sin 2x | ≤ 1.
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