What is the value of cos(-(17pi)/(12)) ?

The value of cos(-(17pi)/(12)) is (sqrt(2)-sqrt(6))/4

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cos(-(17pi)/(12))

Solution

cos (- \frac{17 π}{12})

Solution

\frac{2 - 6}{4}

Decimal Notation

- 0.25881 \dots

Solution steps

cos (- \frac{17 π}{12})

Use the following property:

cos (- x) = cos (x)

cos (- \frac{17 π}{12}) = cos (\frac{17 π}{12})

= cos (\frac{17 π}{12})

Rewrite using trig identities:

cos (\frac{3 π}{4}) cos (\frac{2 π}{3}) - sin (\frac{3 π}{4}) sin (\frac{2 π}{3})

cos (\frac{17 π}{12})

Write

cos (\frac{17 π}{12})

cos (\frac{3 π}{4} + \frac{2 π}{3})

= cos (\frac{3 π}{4} + \frac{2 π}{3})

Use the Angle Sum identity:

cos (s + t) = cos (s) cos (t) - sin (s) sin (t)

= cos (\frac{3 π}{4}) cos (\frac{2 π}{3}) - sin (\frac{3 π}{4}) sin (\frac{2 π}{3})

= cos (\frac{3 π}{4}) cos (\frac{2 π}{3}) - sin (\frac{3 π}{4}) sin (\frac{2 π}{3})

Use the following trivial identity:

cos (\frac{3 π}{4}) = - \frac{2}{2}

cos (\frac{3 π}{4})

cos (x)

periodicity table with

2 πn

cycle:

x 0 \frac{π}{6} \frac{π}{4} \frac{π}{3} \frac{π}{2} \frac{2 π}{3} \frac{3 π}{4} \frac{5 π}{6} cos (x) 1 \frac{3}{2} \frac{2}{2} \frac{1}{2} 0 - \frac{1}{2} - \frac{2}{2} - \frac{3}{2} x π \frac{7 π}{6} \frac{5 π}{4} \frac{4 π}{3} \frac{3 π}{2} \frac{5 π}{3} \frac{7 π}{4} \frac{11 π}{6} cos (x) - 1 - \frac{3}{2} - \frac{2}{2} - \frac{1}{2} 0 \frac{1}{2} \frac{2}{2} \frac{3}{2}

= - \frac{2}{2}

Use the following trivial identity:

cos (\frac{2 π}{3}) = - \frac{1}{2}

cos (\frac{2 π}{3})

cos (x)

periodicity table with

2 πn

cycle:

x 0 \frac{π}{6} \frac{π}{4} \frac{π}{3} \frac{π}{2} \frac{2 π}{3} \frac{3 π}{4} \frac{5 π}{6} cos (x) 1 \frac{3}{2} \frac{2}{2} \frac{1}{2} 0 - \frac{1}{2} - \frac{2}{2} - \frac{3}{2} x π \frac{7 π}{6} \frac{5 π}{4} \frac{4 π}{3} \frac{3 π}{2} \frac{5 π}{3} \frac{7 π}{4} \frac{11 π}{6} cos (x) - 1 - \frac{3}{2} - \frac{2}{2} - \frac{1}{2} 0 \frac{1}{2} \frac{2}{2} \frac{3}{2}

= - \frac{1}{2}

Use the following trivial identity:

sin (\frac{3 π}{4}) = \frac{2}{2}

sin (\frac{3 π}{4})

sin (x)

periodicity table with

2 πn

cycle:

x 0 \frac{π}{6} \frac{π}{4} \frac{π}{3} \frac{π}{2} \frac{2 π}{3} \frac{3 π}{4} \frac{5 π}{6} sin (x) 0 \frac{1}{2} \frac{2}{2} \frac{3}{2} 1 \frac{3}{2} \frac{2}{2} \frac{1}{2} x π \frac{7 π}{6} \frac{5 π}{4} \frac{4 π}{3} \frac{3 π}{2} \frac{5 π}{3} \frac{7 π}{4} \frac{11 π}{6} sin (x) 0 - \frac{1}{2} - \frac{2}{2} - \frac{3}{2} - 1 - \frac{3}{2} - \frac{2}{2} - \frac{1}{2}

= \frac{2}{2}

Use the following trivial identity:

sin (\frac{2 π}{3}) = \frac{3}{2}

sin (\frac{2 π}{3})

sin (x)

periodicity table with

2 πn

cycle:

x 0 \frac{π}{6} \frac{π}{4} \frac{π}{3} \frac{π}{2} \frac{2 π}{3} \frac{3 π}{4} \frac{5 π}{6} sin (x) 0 \frac{1}{2} \frac{2}{2} \frac{3}{2} 1 \frac{3}{2} \frac{2}{2} \frac{1}{2} x π \frac{7 π}{6} \frac{5 π}{4} \frac{4 π}{3} \frac{3 π}{2} \frac{5 π}{3} \frac{7 π}{4} \frac{11 π}{6} sin (x) 0 - \frac{1}{2} - \frac{2}{2} - \frac{3}{2} - 1 - \frac{3}{2} - \frac{2}{2} - \frac{1}{2}

= \frac{3}{2}

= (- \frac{2}{2}) (- \frac{1}{2}) - \frac{2}{2} \cdot \frac{3}{2}

Simplify

(- \frac{2}{2}) (- \frac{1}{2}) - \frac{2}{2} \cdot \frac{3}{2} : \frac{2 - 6}{4}

(- \frac{2}{2}) (- \frac{1}{2}) - \frac{2}{2} \cdot \frac{3}{2}

Remove parentheses:

(- a) = - a, - (- a) = a

= \frac{2}{2} \cdot \frac{1}{2} - \frac{2}{2} \cdot \frac{3}{2}

\frac{2}{2} \cdot \frac{1}{2} = \frac{2}{4}

\frac{2}{2} \cdot \frac{1}{2}

Multiply fractions:

\frac{a}{b} \cdot \frac{c}{d} = \frac{a \cdot c}{b \cdot d}

= \frac{2 \cdot 1}{2 \cdot 2}

Multiply:

2 \cdot 1 = 2

= \frac{2}{2 \cdot 2}

Multiply the numbers:

2 \cdot 2 = 4

= \frac{2}{4}

\frac{2}{2} \cdot \frac{3}{2} = \frac{6}{4}

\frac{2}{2} \cdot \frac{3}{2}

Multiply fractions:

\frac{a}{b} \cdot \frac{c}{d} = \frac{a \cdot c}{b \cdot d}

= \frac{2 3}{2 \cdot 2}

Multiply the numbers:

2 \cdot 2 = 4

= \frac{2 3}{4}

Simplify

23 : 6

23

Apply radical rule:

a b = a \cdot b

23 = 2 \cdot 3

= 2 \cdot 3

Multiply the numbers:

2 \cdot 3 = 6

= 6

= \frac{6}{4}

= \frac{2}{4} - \frac{6}{4}

Apply rule

\frac{a}{c} \pm \frac{b}{c} = \frac{a \pm b}{c}

= \frac{2 - 6}{4}

= \frac{2 - 6}{4}

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