document.write( "Question 1079977: Find the exact value using a sum or difference identity. Some simplifications may involve using symmetry and the formulas for negatives.
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document.write( "\"5pi%2F12\" = 75° = 45° + 30° = \"pi%2F4+%2B+pi%2F6\"  =====>\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"cos%285pi%2F12%29\" = \"cos%28pi%2F4+%2B+pi%2F6%29\"  = \"cos%28pi%2F4%29%2Acos%28pi%2F6%29+-+sin%28pi%2F4%29%2Asin%28pi%2F6%29\"  ====>\r\n" );
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document.write( "    Use \"cos%28pi%2F4%29\" = \"sqrt%282%29%2F2\",  \"cos%28pi%2F6%29\" = \"sqrt%283%29%2F2\",  \"sin%28pi%2F4%29\" = \"sqrt%282%29%2F2\",  \"sin%28pi%2F6%29\" = \"1%2F2\"  ====>\r\n" );
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document.write( "= \"%28sqrt%282%29%2F2%29%2A%28sqrt%283%29%2F2%29+-+%28sqrt%282%29%2F2%29%2A%281%2F2%29\" = \"sqrt%286%29%2F4+-+sqrt%282%29%2F4\" = \"%28sqrt%286%29-sqrt%282%29%29%2F4\".\r\n" );
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