What is the value of cos(420)*tan(-315) ?

The value of cos(420)*tan(-315) is 1/2

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cos(420)*tan(-315)

Solution

cos (42 0^{\circ}) \cdot tan (- 31 5^{\circ})

Solution

\frac{1}{2}

Decimal Notation

0.5

Solution steps

cos (42 0^{\circ}) tan (- 31 5^{\circ})

Use the following property:

tan (- x) = - tan (x)

tan (- 31 5^{\circ}) = - tan (31 5^{\circ})

= cos (42 0^{\circ}) (- tan (31 5^{\circ}))

cos (42 0^{\circ}) = cos (6 0^{\circ})

cos (42 0^{\circ})

Rewrite

42 0^{\circ}

36 0^{\circ} + 6 0^{\circ}

= cos (36 0^{\circ} + 6 0^{\circ})

Apply the periodicity of

cos

cos (x + 36 0^{\circ}) = cos (x)

cos (36 0^{\circ} + 6 0^{\circ}) = cos (6 0^{\circ})

= cos (6 0^{\circ})

= cos (6 0^{\circ}) (- tan (31 5^{\circ}))

tan (31 5^{\circ}) = tan (13 5^{\circ})

tan (31 5^{\circ})

Rewrite

31 5^{\circ}

18 0^{\circ} + 13 5^{\circ}

= tan (18 0^{\circ} + 13 5^{\circ})

Apply the periodicity of

tan

tan (x + 18 0^{\circ}) = tan (x)

tan (18 0^{\circ} + 13 5^{\circ}) = tan (13 5^{\circ})

= tan (13 5^{\circ})

= cos (6 0^{\circ}) (- tan (13 5^{\circ}))

Simplify

= - cos (6 0^{\circ}) tan (13 5^{\circ})

Use the following trivial identity:

cos (6 0^{\circ}) = \frac{1}{2}

cos (6 0^{\circ})

cos (x)

periodicity table with

36 0^{\circ} n

cycle:

x 0 3 0^{\circ} 4 5^{\circ} 6 0^{\circ} 9 0^{\circ} 12 0^{\circ} 13 5^{\circ} 15 0^{\circ} cos (x) 1 \frac{3}{2} \frac{2}{2} \frac{1}{2} 0 - \frac{1}{2} - \frac{2}{2} - \frac{3}{2} x 18 0^{\circ} 21 0^{\circ} 22 5^{\circ} 24 0^{\circ} 27 0^{\circ} 30 0^{\circ} 31 5^{\circ} 33 0^{\circ} 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}

Rewrite using trig identities:

tan (13 5^{\circ}) = - 1

tan (13 5^{\circ})

Rewrite using trig identities:

\frac{sin ( 13 5 ^{\circ} )}{cos ( 13 5 ^{\circ} )}

tan (13 5^{\circ})

Use the basic trigonometric identity:

tan (x) = \frac{sin ( x )}{cos ( x )}

= \frac{sin ( 13 5 ^{\circ} )}{cos ( 13 5 ^{\circ} )}

= \frac{sin ( 13 5 ^{\circ} )}{cos ( 13 5 ^{\circ} )}

Use the following trivial identity:

sin (13 5^{\circ}) = \frac{2}{2}

sin (13 5^{\circ})

sin (x)

periodicity table with

36 0^{\circ} n

cycle:

x 0 3 0^{\circ} 4 5^{\circ} 6 0^{\circ} 9 0^{\circ} 12 0^{\circ} 13 5^{\circ} 15 0^{\circ} sin (x) 0 \frac{1}{2} \frac{2}{2} \frac{3}{2} 1 \frac{3}{2} \frac{2}{2} \frac{1}{2} x 18 0^{\circ} 21 0^{\circ} 22 5^{\circ} 24 0^{\circ} 27 0^{\circ} 30 0^{\circ} 31 5^{\circ} 33 0^{\circ} 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:

cos (13 5^{\circ}) = - \frac{2}{2}

cos (13 5^{\circ})

cos (x)

periodicity table with

36 0^{\circ} n

cycle:

x 0 3 0^{\circ} 4 5^{\circ} 6 0^{\circ} 9 0^{\circ} 12 0^{\circ} 13 5^{\circ} 15 0^{\circ} cos (x) 1 \frac{3}{2} \frac{2}{2} \frac{1}{2} 0 - \frac{1}{2} - \frac{2}{2} - \frac{3}{2} x 18 0^{\circ} 21 0^{\circ} 22 5^{\circ} 24 0^{\circ} 27 0^{\circ} 30 0^{\circ} 31 5^{\circ} 33 0^{\circ} 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}

= \frac{\frac{2}{2}}{- \frac{2}{2}}

Simplify

\frac{\frac{2}{2}}{- \frac{2}{2}} : - 1

\frac{\frac{2}{2}}{- \frac{2}{2}}

Apply the fraction rule:

\frac{a}{- b} = - \frac{a}{b}

= - \frac{\frac{2}{2}}{\frac{2}{2}}

Divide fractions:

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

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

Cancel the common factor:

2

= - \frac{2}{2}

Cancel the common factor:

2

= - 1

= - 1

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

Simplify

= \frac{1}{2}

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