document.write( "Question 972724: if sin π/3 = √3\2
\n" ); document.write( " Cos π/3 = 1/2
\n" ); document.write( " Sin π/4 = cos π/4 =√2/2
\n" ); document.write( "Evaluate without the use of an calculator the exact value of cos 7π/12\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "I tried using the l.c.m to get 4√3/2 but then I got lost
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if sin π/3 = √3\2
\n" ); document.write( "Cos π/3 = 1/2
\n" ); document.write( "Sin π/4 = cos π/4 =√2/2
\n" ); document.write( "Evaluate without the use of an calculator the exact value of cos 7π/12
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\n" ); document.write( "Note:: 7pi/12 = 3pi/12 + 4pi/12 = pi/4 + pi/3
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\n" ); document.write( "Your Problem::
\n" ); document.write( "cos(7pi/12) = cos[(pi/4)+(pi/3)]
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\n" ); document.write( "= cos(pi/4)cos(pi/3)-sin(pi/4)sin(pi/3)
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\n" ); document.write( "= (1/sqrt(2))(1/2) - (1/sqrt(2))sqrt(3)/2
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\n" ); document.write( "= [sqrt(2)/4] - [sqrt(6)/4]
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\n" ); document.write( "= [sqrt(2) - sqrt(6)]/4
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\n" ); document.write( "Cheers,
\n" ); document.write( "Stan H.
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