SOLUTION: Please simplify sin pi/12 times cos pi/12 Thanks

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Question 967084: Please simplify sin pi/12 times cos pi/12
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Found 2 solutions by MathLover1, Alan3354:
Answer by MathLover1(20850) About Me  (Show Source):
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pi%2F12=15°
sin%28pi%2F12%29%2A+cos%28pi%2F12+%29
=sin%2815%29%2A+cos%2815+%29
=
=%28%28sqrt%283%29%29%5E2-1%29%2F%282sqrt%282%29%2A2sqrt%282%29%29
=%283-1%29%2F%284%2A2%29
=cross%282%29%2F%284%2Across%282%29%29
=1%2F4

Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Please simplify sin pi/12 times cos pi/12
sin(pi)/12*cos(pi)/12
= 0*cos(pi)/12
= 0
That's as simple as it gets.