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Geometry Level 3

cos ( 33.7 5 ) = ? \Large \cos(33.75^\circ) = \, ?

2 2 + 2 2 \frac{\sqrt{2 - \sqrt{2 + \sqrt{2}}}}{2} 2 + 2 + 2 2 \frac{\sqrt{2 + \sqrt{2 + \sqrt{2}}}}{2} 2 + 2 2 2 \frac{\sqrt{2 + \sqrt{2 - \sqrt{2}}}}{2} 2 2 2 2 \frac{\sqrt{2 - \sqrt{2 - \sqrt{2}}}}{2}

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Milan Milanic
Jan 14, 2016

Solution:

Formula: cos x = cos 2 x + 1 2 \cos{x} = \sqrt{ \frac{\cos{2x} + 1}{2} } .

c o s 135 ° = 2 2 cos{135°} = -\frac{\sqrt{2}}{2} . Apply this formula. Get cos 67.5 ° \cos{67.5°} . Apply it again. Get cos 33.75 ° \cos{33.75°} . The first one is 2 2 2 \frac{\sqrt{2 - \sqrt{2}}}{2} and the latter one is 2 + 2 2 2 \frac{\sqrt{2 + \sqrt{2 - \sqrt{2}}}}{2} . And the latter one is the solution.

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