cos((7pi)/4)

{ "query": { "display": "$$\\cos\\left(\\frac{7π}{4}\\right)$$", "symbolab_question": "TRIG_EVALUATE#\\cos(\\frac{7π}{4})" }, "solution": { "level": "PERFORMED", "subject": "Trigonometry", "topic": "Evaluate Functions", "subTopic": "Simplified", "default": "\\frac{\\sqrt{2}}{2}", "decimal": "0.70710…", "meta": { "showVerify": true } }, "steps": { "type": "interim", "title": "$$\\cos\\left(\\frac{7π}{4}\\right)=\\frac{\\sqrt{2}}{2}$$", "input": "\\cos\\left(\\frac{7π}{4}\\right)", "steps": [ { "type": "interim", "title": "Rewrite using trig identities:$${\\quad}\\cos\\left(π\\right)\\cos\\left(\\frac{3π}{4}\\right)-\\sin\\left(π\\right)\\sin\\left(\\frac{3π}{4}\\right)$$", "input": "\\cos\\left(\\frac{7π}{4}\\right)", "result": "=\\cos\\left(π\\right)\\cos\\left(\\frac{3π}{4}\\right)-\\sin\\left(π\\right)\\sin\\left(\\frac{3π}{4}\\right)", "steps": [ { "type": "step", "primary": "Write $$\\cos\\left(\\frac{7π}{4}\\right)\\:$$as $$\\cos\\left(π+\\frac{3π}{4}\\right)$$", "result": "=\\cos\\left(π+\\frac{3π}{4}\\right)" }, { "type": "step", "primary": "Use the Angle Sum identity: $$\\cos\\left(s+t\\right)=\\cos\\left(s\\right)\\cos\\left(t\\right)-\\sin\\left(s\\right)\\sin\\left(t\\right)$$", "result": "=\\cos\\left(π\\right)\\cos\\left(\\frac{3π}{4}\\right)-\\sin\\left(π\\right)\\sin\\left(\\frac{3π}{4}\\right)" } ], "meta": { "interimType": "Trig Rewrite Using Trig identities Title 0Eq" } }, { "type": "interim", "title": "Use the following trivial identity:$${\\quad}\\cos\\left(π\\right)=\\left(-1\\right)$$", "input": "\\cos\\left(π\\right)", "steps": [ { "type": "step", "primary": "$$\\cos\\left(x\\right)$$ periodicity table with $$2πn$$ cycle:<br/>$$\\begin{array}{|c|c|c|c|}\\hline x&\\cos(x)&x&\\cos(x)\\\\\\hline 0&1&π&-1\\\\\\hline \\frac{π}{6}&\\frac{\\sqrt{3}}{2}&\\frac{7π}{6}&-\\frac{\\sqrt{3}}{2}\\\\\\hline \\frac{π}{4}&\\frac{\\sqrt{2}}{2}&\\frac{5π}{4}&-\\frac{\\sqrt{2}}{2}\\\\\\hline \\frac{π}{3}&\\frac{1}{2}&\\frac{4π}{3}&-\\frac{1}{2}\\\\\\hline \\frac{π}{2}&0&\\frac{3π}{2}&0\\\\\\hline \\frac{2π}{3}&-\\frac{1}{2}&\\frac{5π}{3}&\\frac{1}{2}\\\\\\hline \\frac{3π}{4}&-\\frac{\\sqrt{2}}{2}&\\frac{7π}{4}&\\frac{\\sqrt{2}}{2}\\\\\\hline \\frac{5π}{6}&-\\frac{\\sqrt{3}}{2}&\\frac{11π}{6}&\\frac{\\sqrt{3}}{2}\\\\\\hline \\end{array}$$" }, { "type": "step", "result": "=\\left(-1\\right)" } ], "meta": { "interimType": "Trig Trivial Angle Value Title 0Eq" } }, { "type": "interim", "title": "Use the following trivial identity:$${\\quad}\\cos\\left(\\frac{3π}{4}\\right)=-\\frac{\\sqrt{2}}{2}$$", "input": "\\cos\\left(\\frac{3π}{4}\\right)", "steps": [ { "type": "step", "primary": "$$\\cos\\left(x\\right)$$ periodicity table with $$2πn$$ cycle:<br/>$$\\begin{array}{|c|c|c|c|}\\hline x&\\cos(x)&x&\\cos(x)\\\\\\hline 0&1&π&-1\\\\\\hline \\frac{π}{6}&\\frac{\\sqrt{3}}{2}&\\frac{7π}{6}&-\\frac{\\sqrt{3}}{2}\\\\\\hline \\frac{π}{4}&\\frac{\\sqrt{2}}{2}&\\frac{5π}{4}&-\\frac{\\sqrt{2}}{2}\\\\\\hline \\frac{π}{3}&\\frac{1}{2}&\\frac{4π}{3}&-\\frac{1}{2}\\\\\\hline \\frac{π}{2}&0&\\frac{3π}{2}&0\\\\\\hline \\frac{2π}{3}&-\\frac{1}{2}&\\frac{5π}{3}&\\frac{1}{2}\\\\\\hline \\frac{3π}{4}&-\\frac{\\sqrt{2}}{2}&\\frac{7π}{4}&\\frac{\\sqrt{2}}{2}\\\\\\hline \\frac{5π}{6}&-\\frac{\\sqrt{3}}{2}&\\frac{11π}{6}&\\frac{\\sqrt{3}}{2}\\\\\\hline \\end{array}$$" }, { "type": "step", "result": "=-\\frac{\\sqrt{2}}{2}" } ], "meta": { "interimType": "Trig Trivial Angle Value Title 0Eq" } }, { "type": "interim", "title": "Use the following trivial identity:$${\\quad}\\sin\\left(π\\right)=0$$", "input": "\\sin\\left(π\\right)", "steps": [ { "type": "step", "primary": "$$\\sin\\left(x\\right)$$ periodicity table with $$2πn$$ cycle:<br/>$$\\begin{array}{|c|c|c|c|}\\hline x&\\sin(x)&x&\\sin(x)\\\\\\hline 0&0&π&0\\\\\\hline \\frac{π}{6}&\\frac{1}{2}&\\frac{7π}{6}&-\\frac{1}{2}\\\\\\hline \\frac{π}{4}&\\frac{\\sqrt{2}}{2}&\\frac{5π}{4}&-\\frac{\\sqrt{2}}{2}\\\\\\hline \\frac{π}{3}&\\frac{\\sqrt{3}}{2}&\\frac{4π}{3}&-\\frac{\\sqrt{3}}{2}\\\\\\hline \\frac{π}{2}&1&\\frac{3π}{2}&-1\\\\\\hline \\frac{2π}{3}&\\frac{\\sqrt{3}}{2}&\\frac{5π}{3}&-\\frac{\\sqrt{3}}{2}\\\\\\hline \\frac{3π}{4}&\\frac{\\sqrt{2}}{2}&\\frac{7π}{4}&-\\frac{\\sqrt{2}}{2}\\\\\\hline \\frac{5π}{6}&\\frac{1}{2}&\\frac{11π}{6}&-\\frac{1}{2}\\\\\\hline \\end{array}$$" }, { "type": "step", "result": "=0" } ], "meta": { "interimType": "Trig Trivial Angle Value Title 0Eq" } }, { "type": "interim", "title": "Use the following trivial identity:$${\\quad}\\sin\\left(\\frac{3π}{4}\\right)=\\frac{\\sqrt{2}}{2}$$", "input": "\\sin\\left(\\frac{3π}{4}\\right)", "steps": [ { "type": "step", "primary": "$$\\sin\\left(x\\right)$$ periodicity table with $$2πn$$ cycle:<br/>$$\\begin{array}{|c|c|c|c|}\\hline x&\\sin(x)&x&\\sin(x)\\\\\\hline 0&0&π&0\\\\\\hline \\frac{π}{6}&\\frac{1}{2}&\\frac{7π}{6}&-\\frac{1}{2}\\\\\\hline \\frac{π}{4}&\\frac{\\sqrt{2}}{2}&\\frac{5π}{4}&-\\frac{\\sqrt{2}}{2}\\\\\\hline \\frac{π}{3}&\\frac{\\sqrt{3}}{2}&\\frac{4π}{3}&-\\frac{\\sqrt{3}}{2}\\\\\\hline \\frac{π}{2}&1&\\frac{3π}{2}&-1\\\\\\hline \\frac{2π}{3}&\\frac{\\sqrt{3}}{2}&\\frac{5π}{3}&-\\frac{\\sqrt{3}}{2}\\\\\\hline \\frac{3π}{4}&\\frac{\\sqrt{2}}{2}&\\frac{7π}{4}&-\\frac{\\sqrt{2}}{2}\\\\\\hline \\frac{5π}{6}&\\frac{1}{2}&\\frac{11π}{6}&-\\frac{1}{2}\\\\\\hline \\end{array}$$" }, { "type": "step", "result": "=\\frac{\\sqrt{2}}{2}" } ], "meta": { "interimType": "Trig Trivial Angle Value Title 0Eq" } }, { "type": "step", "result": "=\\left(-1\\right)\\left(-\\frac{\\sqrt{2}}{2}\\right)-0\\cdot\\:\\frac{\\sqrt{2}}{2}" }, { "type": "step", "primary": "Simplify", "result": "=\\frac{\\sqrt{2}}{2}" } ], "meta": { "solvingClass": "Trig Evaluate", "practiceLink": "/practice/trigonometry-practice#area=main&subtopic=Evaluate%20Functions", "practiceTopic": "Evaluate Functions" } }, "meta": { "showVerify": true } }