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Find the cosine of the angle $ frac{pi}{4} $ on the unit circle

Answer 1

Abigail Nelson

William King

The unit circle defines the standard positions and values of trigonometric functions. For the angle $ \frac{\pi}{4} $ (or 45 degrees), we use the unit circle definition:

The coordinates of the point on the unit circle corresponding to the angle $ \frac{\pi}{4} $ are:

$ ( \cos( \frac{\pi}{4} ), \sin( \frac{\pi}{4} )) $

Since the unit circle has radius 1, we get:

$ \cos( \frac{\pi}{4} ) = \frac{1}{\sqrt{2}} = \frac{\sqrt{2}}{2} $

Answer 2

Alex Thompson

Ava Martin

On the unit circle, the angle $ frac{pi}{4} $ translates to:

$ cos( frac{pi}{4} ) = frac{sqrt{2}}{2} $

Answer 3

Amelia Mitchell

Emma Johnson

For $ frac{pi}{4} $, $ cos( frac{pi}{4} ) $ is:

$ frac{sqrt{2}}{2} $