SOLUTION: using sum, difference, half, or double angle formulas and the exact value chart in the solution, find the exact value of cos 105 degrees.

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Question 34006: using sum, difference, half, or double angle formulas and the exact value chart in the solution, find the exact value of cos 105 degrees.
Answer by venugopalramana(3286) About Me  (Show Source):
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COS(105)=COS(60+45)=COS 60 * COS 45 - SIN 60 * SIN 45
=(1/2)*(1/SQRT2)-(SQRT3/2)*(1/SQRT2)
=(1-SQRT3)/2SQRT2=-0.25882