What is the value of cos(60+120) ?

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cos(60+120)

Solution

cos (6 0^{\circ} + 12 0^{\circ})

Solution

- 1

Solution steps

cos (6 0^{\circ} + 12 0^{\circ})

Rewrite using trig identities:

cos (12 0^{\circ}) cos (6 0^{\circ}) - sin (12 0^{\circ}) sin (6 0^{\circ})

cos (12 0^{\circ} + 6 0^{\circ})

Use the Angle Sum identity:

cos (s + t) = cos (s) cos (t) - sin (s) sin (t)

= cos (12 0^{\circ}) cos (6 0^{\circ}) - sin (12 0^{\circ}) sin (6 0^{\circ})

= cos (12 0^{\circ}) cos (6 0^{\circ}) - sin (12 0^{\circ}) sin (6 0^{\circ})

Use the following trivial identity:

cos (12 0^{\circ}) = - \frac{1}{2}

cos (12 0^{\circ})

cos (x)

periodicity table with

36 0^{\circ} n

cycle:

x 0 3 0^{\circ} 4 5^{\circ} 6 0^{\circ} 9 0^{\circ} 12 0^{\circ} 13 5^{\circ} 15 0^{\circ} cos (x) 1 \frac{3}{2} \frac{2}{2} \frac{1}{2} 0 - \frac{1}{2} - \frac{2}{2} - \frac{3}{2} x 18 0^{\circ} 21 0^{\circ} 22 5^{\circ} 24 0^{\circ} 27 0^{\circ} 30 0^{\circ} 31 5^{\circ} 33 0^{\circ} cos (x) - 1 - \frac{3}{2} - \frac{2}{2} - \frac{1}{2} 0 \frac{1}{2} \frac{2}{2} \frac{3}{2}

= - \frac{1}{2}

Use the following trivial identity:

cos (6 0^{\circ}) = \frac{1}{2}

cos (6 0^{\circ})

cos (x)

periodicity table with

36 0^{\circ} n

cycle:

x 0 3 0^{\circ} 4 5^{\circ} 6 0^{\circ} 9 0^{\circ} 12 0^{\circ} 13 5^{\circ} 15 0^{\circ} cos (x) 1 \frac{3}{2} \frac{2}{2} \frac{1}{2} 0 - \frac{1}{2} - \frac{2}{2} - \frac{3}{2} x 18 0^{\circ} 21 0^{\circ} 22 5^{\circ} 24 0^{\circ} 27 0^{\circ} 30 0^{\circ} 31 5^{\circ} 33 0^{\circ} cos (x) - 1 - \frac{3}{2} - \frac{2}{2} - \frac{1}{2} 0 \frac{1}{2} \frac{2}{2} \frac{3}{2}

= \frac{1}{2}

Use the following trivial identity:

sin (12 0^{\circ}) = \frac{3}{2}

sin (12 0^{\circ})

sin (x)

periodicity table with

36 0^{\circ} n

cycle:

x 0 3 0^{\circ} 4 5^{\circ} 6 0^{\circ} 9 0^{\circ} 12 0^{\circ} 13 5^{\circ} 15 0^{\circ} sin (x) 0 \frac{1}{2} \frac{2}{2} \frac{3}{2} 1 \frac{3}{2} \frac{2}{2} \frac{1}{2} x 18 0^{\circ} 21 0^{\circ} 22 5^{\circ} 24 0^{\circ} 27 0^{\circ} 30 0^{\circ} 31 5^{\circ} 33 0^{\circ} sin (x) 0 - \frac{1}{2} - \frac{2}{2} - \frac{3}{2} - 1 - \frac{3}{2} - \frac{2}{2} - \frac{1}{2}

= \frac{3}{2}

Use the following trivial identity:

sin (6 0^{\circ}) = \frac{3}{2}

sin (6 0^{\circ})

sin (x)

periodicity table with

36 0^{\circ} n

cycle:

x 0 3 0^{\circ} 4 5^{\circ} 6 0^{\circ} 9 0^{\circ} 12 0^{\circ} 13 5^{\circ} 15 0^{\circ} sin (x) 0 \frac{1}{2} \frac{2}{2} \frac{3}{2} 1 \frac{3}{2} \frac{2}{2} \frac{1}{2} x 18 0^{\circ} 21 0^{\circ} 22 5^{\circ} 24 0^{\circ} 27 0^{\circ} 30 0^{\circ} 31 5^{\circ} 33 0^{\circ} sin (x) 0 - \frac{1}{2} - \frac{2}{2} - \frac{3}{2} - 1 - \frac{3}{2} - \frac{2}{2} - \frac{1}{2}

= \frac{3}{2}

= (- \frac{1}{2}) \frac{1}{2} - \frac{3}{2} \cdot \frac{3}{2}

Simplify

(- \frac{1}{2}) \frac{1}{2} - \frac{3}{2} \cdot \frac{3}{2} : - 1

(- \frac{1}{2}) \frac{1}{2} - \frac{3}{2} \cdot \frac{3}{2}

Remove parentheses:

(- a) = - a

= - \frac{1}{2} \cdot \frac{1}{2} - \frac{3}{2} \cdot \frac{3}{2}

\frac{1}{2} \cdot \frac{1}{2} = \frac{1}{4}

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

Multiply fractions:

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

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

Multiply the numbers:

1 \cdot 1 = 1

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

Multiply the numbers:

2 \cdot 2 = 4

= \frac{1}{4}

\frac{3}{2} \cdot \frac{3}{2} = \frac{3}{4}

\frac{3}{2} \cdot \frac{3}{2}

Multiply fractions:

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

= \frac{3 3}{2 \cdot 2}

33 = 3

33

Apply radical rule:

a a = a

33 = 3

= 3

= \frac{3}{2 \cdot 2}

Multiply the numbers:

2 \cdot 2 = 4

= \frac{3}{4}

= - \frac{1}{4} - \frac{3}{4}

Apply rule

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

= \frac{- 1 - 3}{4}

Subtract the numbers:

- 1 - 3 = - 4

= \frac{- 4}{4}

Apply the fraction rule:

\frac{- a}{b} = - \frac{a}{b}

= - \frac{4}{4}

Apply rule

\frac{a}{a} = 1

= - 1

= - 1

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