\(\frac{\pi}{2}< a< \pi\Rightarrow cosa< 0\)
\(\Rightarrow cosa=-\frac{1}{\sqrt{1+tan^2a}}=-\frac{5}{13}\)
\(cosa=2cos^2\frac{a}{2}-1\Rightarrow cos^2\frac{a}{2}=\frac{1+cosa}{2}\)
\(\frac{\pi}{2}< a< \pi\Rightarrow\frac{\pi}{4}< \frac{a}{2}< \frac{\pi}{2}\Rightarrow cos\frac{a}{2}>0\)
\(\Rightarrow cos\frac{a}{2}=\sqrt{\frac{1+cosa}{2}}=\frac{2\sqrt{13}}{13}\)