document.write( "Question 979506: Find the exact value by using a half-angle identity. (4 points)
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "cos ((5 pi/6)/2) = +/- sqrt( (1+cos (5 pi/6))/2 )
\n" ); document.write( "cos(5 pi/6) = -sqrt(3)/2
\n" ); document.write( "cos (5 pi/12) = +/- sqrt( (2/2-sqrt(3)/2)/2 )
\n" ); document.write( "cos (5 pi/12) = +/- sqrt( ((2-sqrt(3))/2)/2 )
\n" ); document.write( "cos (5 pi/12) = sqrt( ( (2-sqrt(3))/4 ) )
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\n" ); document.write( "\"cos%285pi%2F12%29\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"cos+%28%285pi%2F6%29%2F2%29\" = +/- \"sqrt%28+%281%2Bcos+%285pi%2F6%29%29%2F2+%29\"     correct\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"cos%285pi%2F6%29\" = \"-sqrt%283%29%2F2\"                                      correct\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"cos+%285pi%2F12%29\" = +/- \"sqrt%28+%282%2F2-sqrt%283%29%2F2%29%2F2+%29\"                       correct\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"cos+%285+pi%2F12%29\" = +/- \"sqrt%28+%28%282-sqrt%283%29%29%2F2%29%2F2+%29\"                   correct\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"cos+%285pi%2F12%29\" = \"sqrt%28+%282-sqrt%283%29%29%2F4+%29\"                               correct\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"cos+%285pi%2F12%29\" = \"sqrt%282-sqrt%283%29%29%2F2\".\r
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