What is the value of (sec(pi/4))^2 ?

The value of (sec(pi/4))^2 is 2

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(sec(pi/4))^2

(sec (\frac{π}{4}))^{2}

2

Solution steps

(sec (\frac{π}{4}))^{2}

= sec^{2} (\frac{π}{4})

Use the following trivial identity:

sec (\frac{π}{4}) = 2

sec (\frac{π}{4})

sec (x)

periodicity table with

2 πn

cycle:

x 0 \frac{π}{6} \frac{π}{4} \frac{π}{3} \frac{π}{2} \frac{2 π}{3} \frac{3 π}{4} \frac{5 π}{6} sec (x) 1 \frac{2 3}{3} 22 Undefined - 2 - 2 - \frac{2 3}{3} x π \frac{7 π}{6} \frac{5 π}{4} \frac{4 π}{3} \frac{3 π}{2} \frac{5 π}{3} \frac{7 π}{4} \frac{11 π}{6} sec (x) - 1 - \frac{2 3}{3} - 2 - 2 Undefined 22 \frac{2 3}{3}

= 2

= (2)^{2}

Simplify

(2)^{2} : 2

(2)^{2}

Apply radical rule:

a = a^{\frac{1}{2}}

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

Apply exponent rule:

(a^{b})^{c} = a^{b c}

= 2^{\frac{1}{2} \cdot 2}

\frac{1}{2} \cdot 2 = 1

\frac{1}{2} \cdot 2

Multiply fractions:

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

= \frac{1 \cdot 2}{2}

Cancel the common factor:

2

= 1

= 2

= 2

arcsin (- \frac{5}{13})

cot (- \frac{13 π}{6})

tan (\frac{4 π}{5})

4 sin (- \frac{π}{2})

tan (90 0^{\circ})