Problem

If $\cos \theta=\frac{2}{3}$, then what is the positive value of $\sin \frac{1}{2} \theta$, in simplest radical form with a rational denominator?

Solution

Step 1 :Given that \(\cos \theta = \frac{2}{3}\), we need to find the positive value of \(\sin \frac{1}{2} \theta\).

Step 2 :Using the half-angle formula for sine: \(\sin \frac{1}{2} \theta = \pm \sqrt{\frac{1 - \cos \theta}{2}}\), we can plug in the value of \(\cos \theta\) and simplify the expression: \(\sin \frac{1}{2} \theta = \sqrt{\frac{1 - \frac{2}{3}}{2}} = \boxed{\frac{\sqrt{6}}{6}}\)

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