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Find the exact value.

\(\textbf{1)}\) \( \sin{\left(15°\right)} \)

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The exact value is \( \displaystyle \frac{\sqrt{6}-\sqrt{2}}{4} \)

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\(\text{Step 1: Rewrite } \sin\left(15°\right) \text{ in terms of angles measures we know.} \)

\(\,\,\,\,\,\,\sin\left(15°\right)=\sin\left(60°-45°\right)\)

\(\text{Step 2: Use notes to expand.} \)

\(\,\,\,\,\,\,\sin\left(A-B\right)=\sin\left(A\right)\cos\left(B\right)-\cos\left(A\right)\sin\left(B\right)\)

\(\,\,\,\,\,\,\sin\left(60°-45°\right)=\sin\left(60°\right)\cos\left(45°\right)-\cos\left(60°\right)\sin\left(45°\right)\)

\(\text{Step 3: Evaluate.} \)

\(\,\,\,\,\,\,\sin\left(60°-45°\right)=\displaystyle\left(\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}\right)\left(\frac{\sqrt{2}}{2}\right)-\left(\frac{1}{2}\right)\left(\frac{\sqrt{2}}{2}\right)\)

\(\text{Step 4: Simplify.} \)

\(\,\,\,\,\,\,\sin\left(60°-45°\right)=\displaystyle\left(\frac{\sqrt{6}}{4}\right)-\left(\frac{\sqrt{2}}{4}\right)\)

\(\,\,\,\,\,\,\sin\left(60°-45°\right)=\displaystyle\left(\frac{\sqrt{6}-\sqrt{2}}{4}\right)\)

\(\textbf{2)}\) \( \cos{\left(195°\right)} \)

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The exact value is \( \displaystyle -\frac{\sqrt{6}+\sqrt{2}}{4} \)

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\(\text{Step 1: Rewrite } \cos\left(195°\right) \text{ in terms of angles measures we know.} \)

\(\,\,\,\,\,\,\cos\left(195°\right)=\cos\left(150°+45°\right)\)

\(\text{Step 2: Use notes to expand.} \)

\(\,\,\,\,\,\,\cos\left(A+B\right)=\cos\left(A\right)\cos\left(B\right)-\sin\left(A\right)\sin\left(B\right)\)

\(\,\,\,\,\,\,\cos\left(150°+45°\right)=\cos\left(150°\right)\cos\left(45°\right)-\sin\left(150°\right)\sin\left(45°\right)\)

\(\text{Step 3: Evaluate.} \)

\(\,\,\,\,\,\,\cos\left(150°+45°\right)=\displaystyle\left(-\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}\right)\left(\frac{\sqrt{2}}{2}\right)-\left(\frac{1}{2}\right)\left(\frac{\sqrt{2}}{2}\right)\)

\(\text{Step 4: Simplify.} \)

\(\,\,\,\,\,\,\cos\left(150°+45°\right)=\displaystyle\left(\frac{-\sqrt{6}}{4}\right)-\left(\frac{\sqrt{2}}{4}\right)\)

\(\,\,\,\,\,\,\cos\left(195°\right)=\displaystyle -\frac{\sqrt{6}+\sqrt{2}}{4}\)

\(\textbf{3)}\) \( \cos⁡{\left(75°\right)} \)

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The exact value is \( \displaystyle \frac{\sqrt{6}-\sqrt{2}}{4} \)

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\(\text{Step 1: Rewrite } \cos{\left(75°\right)} \text{ in terms of angles measures we know.} \)

\(\,\,\,\,\,\,\cos{\left(75°\right)} = \cos{\left(30°+45°\right)}\)

\(\text{Step 2: Use notes to expand.} \)

\(\,\,\,\,\,\,\cos{\left(A+B\right)} = \cos{\left(A\right)}\cos{\left(B\right)} – \sin{\left(A\right)}\sin{\left(B\right)}\)

\(\,\,\,\,\,\,\cos{\left(30°+45°\right)} = \cos{\left(30°\right)}\cos{\left(45°\right)} – \sin{\left(30°\right)}\sin{\left(45°\right)}\)

\(\text{Step 3: Evaluate.} \)

\(\,\,\,\,\,\,\cos{\left(30°+45°\right)} = \displaystyle\left(\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}\right)\left(\frac{\sqrt{2}}{2}\right) – \displaystyle\left(\frac{1}{2}\right)\left(\frac{\sqrt{2}}{2}\right)\)

\(\text{Step 4: Simplify.} \)

\(\,\,\,\,\,\,\cos{\left(30°+45°\right)} = \displaystyle\left(\frac{\sqrt{6}}{4}\right) – \displaystyle\left(\frac{\sqrt{2}}{4}\right)\)

\(\,\,\,\,\,\,\cos{\left(30°+45°\right)} = \displaystyle\left(\frac{\sqrt{6}-\sqrt{2}}{4}\right)\)

\(\textbf{4)}\) \( \sin{\left(285°\right)} \)

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The exact value is \( \displaystyle -\frac{\sqrt{6}+\sqrt{2}}{4} \)

\(\textbf{5)}\) \( \cos{\left(-15°\right)} \)

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The exact value is \( \displaystyle \frac{\sqrt{6}+\sqrt{2}}{4} \)

\(\textbf{6)}\) Simplify \( \displaystyle \frac{\tan{\frac{11\pi}{8}-\tan{\frac{3\pi}{8}}}}{1+\tan{\frac{11\pi}{8}-\tan{\frac{3\pi}{8}}}} \)

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The answer is \( 0 \)

Verify the following identity.

\(\textbf{7)}\) \( \cos⁡{\left(90°+θ\right)}=-\sin⁡{θ} \)

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\(\,\,\,\,\, \cos⁡{\left(90°+θ\right)}=-\sin⁡{θ} \,\,\,\,\, \left(\text{Given}\right) \)

\(\,\,\,\,\, \cos⁡{90}\cos{θ}-\sin{90}\sin{θ}=-\sin⁡{θ} \,\,\,\,\, \left(\text{Sum Angle Formula}\right) \)

\(\,\,\,\,\, (0)\cos{θ}-(1)\sin{θ}=-\sin⁡{θ} \,\,\,\,\, \left(\sin{90}=1 \text{ and } \cos(90)=0\right) \)

\(\,\,\,\,\, \sin{θ}=-\sin⁡{θ} \,\,\,\,\, \left(\text{simplify}\right) \)

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In Summary

Sum and difference of angles formulas are a great way to find the exact value of sine or cosine for a lot of angles that don’t show up on the unit circle, but can be found by adding or subtracting two angles from the unit circle. For example \(75^{\circ}=120^{\circ}-45^{\circ}\).

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