SOLUTION: What does the cosecant of pi/4 equal and why?

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Question 400371: What does the cosecant of pi/4 equal and why?
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csc+%28pi%2F4%29+=+1%2Fsin%28pi%2F4%29. Since sin%28pi%2F4%29+=+sqrt%282%29%2F2, it follows that 1%2Fsin%28pi%2F4%29+=+sqrt%282%29, so this is the value of csc+%28pi%2F4%29.