Algebra Examples

$\sin (45 °) + \cos (45 °)$

Step 1

Simplify each term.

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Step 1.1

The exact value of $\sin (45 °)$ is $\frac{\sqrt{2}}{2}$ .

$\frac{\sqrt{2}}{2} + \cos (45 °)$

Step 1.2

The exact value of $\cos (45 °)$ is $\frac{\sqrt{2}}{2}$ .

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

Step 2

Simplify terms.

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Step 2.1

Combine the numerators over the common denominator.

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

Step 2.2

Add $\sqrt{2}$ and $\sqrt{2}$ .

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

Step 2.3

Cancel the common factor of $2$ .

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Step 2.3.1

Cancel the common factor.

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

Step 2.3.2

Divide $\sqrt{2}$ by $1$ .

$\sqrt{2}$

Step 3

The result can be shown in multiple forms.

Exact Form:

$\sqrt{2}$

Decimal Form:

$1.41421356 \dots$