SOLUTION: what is the exact value of the expression, without using a calculator.Simplify your answer completely, including any radicals. Use integers or fractions for any numbers in the expr

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Question 563631: what is the exact value of the expression, without using a calculator.Simplify your answer completely, including any radicals. Use integers or fractions for any numbers in the expression. Do not use decimals.
cos(-43pi/6) - sec(-43pi/6)

Answer by ad_alta(240) About Me  (Show Source):
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This question has annoying numbers in it, but the answer is easy if you simplify them. You get -sqrt(3)/2--2sqrt(3)/3=sqrt(3)/6.