Greatest value for sinxcosx

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Solution

We can rewrite sin(x)cos(x) as 1/2 sin(2x)

Maximum value of sin(2x) is at x = 45° because sin 90° = 1 (max). Therefore, maximum value of sin(x)cos(x) = (1/2)×1 = 1/2 or 0.5.

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