What is the value of 2cos(-pi/4) ?

The value of 2cos(-pi/4) is square root of 2

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2cos(-pi/4)

2 cos (- \frac{π}{4})

2

Decimal Notation

1.41421 \dots

Solution steps

2 cos (- \frac{π}{4})

Rewrite using trig identities:

cos (- \frac{π}{4}) = \frac{2}{2}

cos (- \frac{π}{4})

Use the following property:

cos (- x) = cos (x)

cos (- \frac{π}{4}) = cos (\frac{π}{4})

= cos (\frac{π}{4})

Use the following trivial identity:

cos (\frac{π}{4}) = \frac{2}{2}

cos (\frac{π}{4})

cos (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} cos (x) 1 \frac{3}{2} \frac{2}{2} \frac{1}{2} 0 - \frac{1}{2} - \frac{2}{2} - \frac{3}{2} 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} cos (x) - 1 - \frac{3}{2} - \frac{2}{2} - \frac{1}{2} 0 \frac{1}{2} \frac{2}{2} \frac{3}{2}

= \frac{2}{2}

= \frac{2}{2}

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

Simplify

2 \cdot \frac{2}{2} : 2

2 \cdot \frac{2}{2}

Multiply fractions:

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

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

Cancel the common factor:

2

= 2

= 2

2 cos (- \frac{π}{3})

25 \cdot cos (4 5^{\circ})

\frac{10}{cos ( 5 1 ^{\circ} )}

tan (- \frac{5 π}{2})

arcsin (0.45) + arccos (0.45) + arctan (0.45)