Algebra Examples

$2 \sin (\frac{3 π}{8}) \cos (\frac{3 π}{8})$

Step 1

Apply the sine double-angle identity.

$\sin (2 \frac{3 π}{8})$

Step 2

Cancel the common factor of $2$ .

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Step 2.1

Factor $2$ out of $8$ .

$\sin (2 \frac{3 π}{2 (4)})$

Step 2.2

Cancel the common factor.

$\sin (2 \frac{3 π}{2 \cdot 4})$

Step 2.3

Rewrite the expression.

$\sin (\frac{3 π}{4})$

Step 3

Apply the reference angle by finding the angle with equivalent trig values in the first quadrant.

$\sin (\frac{π}{4})$

Step 4

The exact value of $\sin (\frac{π}{4})$ is $\frac{\sqrt{2}}{2}$ .

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

Step 5

The result can be shown in multiple forms.

Exact Form:

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

Decimal Form:

$0.70710678 \dots$