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Ch. 1 - Angles and the Trigonometric Functions
Blitzer - Trigonometry 3rd Edition
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1장, 문제 29

Find a cofunction with the same value as the given expression.
cos (𝜋/2)

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Recall the cofunction identity that relates cosine and sine: \(\cos\left(\frac{\pi}{2} - x\right) = \sin x\).
Identify the angle in the given expression: here, the angle is \(\frac{\pi}{2}\).
Set up the equation to find the cofunction: we want to express \(\cos\left(\frac{\pi}{2}\right)\) as \(\sin\) of some angle \(x\) such that \(\cos\left(\frac{\pi}{2}\right) = \sin x\).
Using the identity, rewrite \(\cos\left(\frac{\pi}{2}\right)\) as \(\sin\left(\frac{\pi}{2} - \frac{\pi}{2}\right)\), which simplifies to \(\sin 0\).
Thus, the cofunction with the same value as \(\cos\left(\frac{\pi}{2}\right)\) is \(\sin 0\).

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