Cho biết cos x = − 12/13 và pi < x < 3 pi/2 ; khi đó: a) sin x > 0

Vì \(\pi < x < \frac{{3\pi }}{2}\) nên \(\sin x < 0\).

Ta có: \(\cos x = - \frac{{12}}{{13}} \Rightarrow \sin x = - \sqrt {1 - {{\cos }^2}x} = - \sqrt {1 - {{\left( { - \frac{{12}}{{13}}} \right)}^2}} = - \frac{5}{{13}}\).

\(\sin \left( {\frac{\pi }{3} - x} \right) = \sin \frac{\pi }{3}\cos x - \cos \frac{\pi }{3}\sin x = \frac{{\sqrt 3 }}{2}\left( { - \frac{{12}}{{13}}} \right) - \frac{1}{2}\left( { - \frac{5}{{13}}} \right) = \frac{{5 - 12\sqrt 3 }}{{26}}\)