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"query": {
"display": "$$2\\sin\\left(\\frac{7π}{4}\\right)$$",
"symbolab_question": "TRIG_EVALUATE#2\\sin(\\frac{7π}{4})"
},
"solution": {
"level": "PERFORMED",
"subject": "Trigonometry",
"topic": "Evaluate Functions",
"subTopic": "Simplified",
"default": "-\\sqrt{2}",
"decimal": "-1.41421…",
"meta": {
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},
"steps": {
"type": "interim",
"title": "$$2\\sin\\left(\\frac{7π}{4}\\right)=-\\sqrt{2}$$",
"input": "2\\sin\\left(\\frac{7π}{4}\\right)",
"steps": [
{
"type": "interim",
"title": "Rewrite using trig identities:$${\\quad}\\sin\\left(\\frac{7π}{4}\\right)=-\\frac{\\sqrt{2}}{2}$$",
"input": "\\sin\\left(\\frac{7π}{4}\\right)",
"steps": [
{
"type": "interim",
"title": "Rewrite using trig identities:$${\\quad}\\sin\\left(π\\right)\\cos\\left(\\frac{3π}{4}\\right)+\\cos\\left(π\\right)\\sin\\left(\\frac{3π}{4}\\right)$$",
"input": "\\sin\\left(\\frac{7π}{4}\\right)",
"result": "=\\sin\\left(π\\right)\\cos\\left(\\frac{3π}{4}\\right)+\\cos\\left(π\\right)\\sin\\left(\\frac{3π}{4}\\right)",
"steps": [
{
"type": "step",
"primary": "Write $$\\sin\\left(\\frac{7π}{4}\\right)\\:$$as $$\\sin\\left(π+\\frac{3π}{4}\\right)$$",
"result": "=\\sin\\left(π+\\frac{3π}{4}\\right)"
},
{
"type": "step",
"primary": "Use the Angle Sum identity: $$\\sin\\left(s+t\\right)=\\sin\\left(s\\right)\\cos\\left(t\\right)+\\cos\\left(s\\right)\\sin\\left(t\\right)$$",
"result": "=\\sin\\left(π\\right)\\cos\\left(\\frac{3π}{4}\\right)+\\cos\\left(π\\right)\\sin\\left(\\frac{3π}{4}\\right)"
}
],
"meta": {
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},
{
"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:$${\\quad}\\cos\\left(\\frac{3π}{4}\\right)=-\\frac{\\sqrt{2}}{2}$$",
"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:$${\\quad}\\cos\\left(π\\right)=\\left(-1\\right)$$",
"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:$${\\quad}\\sin\\left(\\frac{3π}{4}\\right)=\\frac{\\sqrt{2}}{2}$$",
"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"
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},
{
"type": "step",
"result": "=0\\cdot\\:\\left(-\\frac{\\sqrt{2}}{2}\\right)+\\left(-1\\right)\\frac{\\sqrt{2}}{2}"
},
{
"type": "step",
"primary": "Simplify",
"result": "=-\\frac{\\sqrt{2}}{2}"
}
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},
{
"type": "step",
"result": "=2\\left(-\\frac{\\sqrt{2}}{2}\\right)"
},
{
"type": "interim",
"title": "Simplify $$2\\left(-\\frac{\\sqrt{2}}{2}\\right):{\\quad}-\\sqrt{2}$$",
"input": "2\\left(-\\frac{\\sqrt{2}}{2}\\right)",
"result": "=-\\sqrt{2}",
"steps": [
{
"type": "step",
"primary": "Remove parentheses: $$\\left(-a\\right)=-a$$",
"result": "=-2\\cdot\\:\\frac{\\sqrt{2}}{2}"
},
{
"type": "step",
"primary": "Multiply fractions: $$a\\cdot\\frac{b}{c}=\\frac{a\\:\\cdot\\:b}{c}$$",
"result": "=-\\frac{\\sqrt{2}\\cdot\\:2}{2}"
},
{
"type": "step",
"primary": "Cancel the common factor: $$2$$",
"result": "=-\\sqrt{2}"
}
],
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Solution
Solution
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Solution steps
Rewrite using trig identities:
Rewrite using trig identities:
Write as
Use the Angle Sum identity:
Use the following trivial identity:
periodicity table with cycle:
Use the following trivial identity:
periodicity table with cycle:
Use the following trivial identity:
periodicity table with cycle:
Use the following trivial identity:
periodicity table with cycle:
Simplify
Simplify
Remove parentheses:
Multiply fractions:
Cancel the common factor:
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
What is the value of 2sin((7pi)/4) ?
The value of 2sin((7pi)/4) is -sqrt(2)