Question #29146

Sum/difference trig problems please help urgent?
1.cos(345)
2.sin(405)
3.sin(10pi/24)
4.tan(-105)
answer has to be in rads please like 2pi/4

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Question #29146

Sum/difference trig problems please help urgent?

1. cos(345)

2. sin(405)

3. sin(10pi/24)

4. tan(-105)

answer has to be in rads please like 2pi/4

Solution.

1. It is known that cos(αβ)=cos(α)cos(β)+sin(α)sin(β)\cos(\alpha - \beta) = \cos(\alpha)\cos(\beta) + \sin(\alpha)\sin(\beta).

Observe that 345o=360015o=2ππ12345^o = 360^0 - 15^o = 2\pi - \frac{\pi}{12} and cos(2π)=1\cos(2\pi) = 1, sin(2π)=0\sin(2\pi) = 0. Then


cos(345o)=cos(2ππ12)=cos(2π)cos(π12)+sin(2π)sin(π12)=cos(π12).\cos(345^o) = \cos\left(2\pi - \frac{\pi}{12}\right) = \cos(2\pi)\cos\left(\frac{\pi}{12}\right) + \sin(2\pi)\sin\left(\frac{\pi}{12}\right) = \cos\left(\frac{\pi}{12}\right).


Taking into account that cos(α)=1+cos(α)2\cos(\alpha) = \sqrt{\frac{1 + \cos(\alpha)}{2}} and cos(π6)=32\cos\left(\frac{\pi}{6}\right) = \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}, we obtain


cos(345o)=cos(π12)=1+322=2+32\cos(345^o) = \cos\left(\frac{\pi}{12}\right) = \sqrt{\frac{1 + \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}}{2}} = \frac{\sqrt{2 + \sqrt{3}}}{2}


Answer. 2+32\frac{\sqrt{2 + \sqrt{3}}}{2}

2. Since sin(α+β)=sin(α)cos(β)+cos(α)sin(β)\sin(\alpha + \beta) = \sin(\alpha)\cos(\beta) + \cos(\alpha)\sin(\beta), then


sin(405o)=sin(360o+45o)=sin(2π+π4)=sin(2π)cos(π4)+sin(π4)cos(2π)=sin(π4)=22\sin(405^o) = \sin(360^o + 45^o) = \sin\left(2\pi + \frac{\pi}{4}\right) = \sin(2\pi)\cos\left(\frac{\pi}{4}\right) + \sin\left(\frac{\pi}{4}\right)\cos(2\pi) = \sin\left(\frac{\pi}{4}\right) = \frac{\sqrt{2}}{2}


Answer. 22\frac{\sqrt{2}}{2}.

3. Observe that sin(10π24)=sin(12π2π12)=sin(π2π12)\sin\left(\frac{10\pi}{24}\right) = \sin\left(\frac{12\pi - 2\pi}{12}\right) = \sin\left(\frac{\pi}{2} - \frac{\pi}{12}\right). Since

sin(αβ)=sin(α)cos(β)cos(α)sin(β)\sin(\alpha - \beta) = \sin(\alpha)\cos(\beta) - \cos(\alpha)\sin(\beta), we have


sin(10π24)=sin(π2π12)=sin(π2)cos(π12)sin(π12)cos(π2)=cos(π12)=2+32.\sin\left(\frac{10\pi}{24}\right) = \sin\left(\frac{\pi}{2} - \frac{\pi}{12}\right) = \sin\left(\frac{\pi}{2}\right)\cos\left(\frac{\pi}{12}\right) - \sin\left(\frac{\pi}{12}\right)\cos\left(\frac{\pi}{2}\right) = \cos\left(\frac{\pi}{12}\right) = \frac{\sqrt{2 + \sqrt{3}}}{2}.


Answer. 2+32\frac{\sqrt{2 + \sqrt{3}}}{2}.

4. It is known that tan(α)=tan(α)\tan(-\alpha) = -\tan(\alpha) and tan(α+β)=tan(α)+tan(β)1tan(α)tan(β)\tan(\alpha + \beta) = \frac{\tan(\alpha) + \tan(\beta)}{1 - \tan(\alpha)\tan(\beta)}. Then


tan(1050)=tan(1050)=tan(π3+π4)=tan(π3)+tan(π)1tan(π3)tan(π)=3+1131=3+113\tan(-105^0) = -\tan(105^0) = -\tan\left(\frac{\pi}{3} + \frac{\pi}{4}\right) = -\frac{\tan\left(\frac{\pi}{3}\right) + \tan(\pi)}{1 - \tan\left(\frac{\pi}{3}\right)\tan(\pi)} = -\frac{\sqrt{3} + 1}{1 - \sqrt{3} \cdot 1} = -\frac{\sqrt{3} + 1}{1 - \sqrt{3}}


Answer. 3+113-\frac{\sqrt{3} + 1}{1 - \sqrt{3}}.

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