Algebra Examples

$1 - 2 \sin^{2} (75)$

Step 1

Apply the cosine double-angle identity.

$\cos (2 \cdot 75)$

Step 2

Multiply $2$ by $75$ .

$\cos (150)$

Step 3

Apply the reference angle by finding the angle with equivalent trig values in the first quadrant. Make the expression negative because cosine is negative in the second quadrant.

$- \cos (30)$

Step 4

The exact value of $\cos (30)$ is $\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}$ .

$- \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}$

Step 5

The result can be shown in multiple forms.

Exact Form:

$- \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}$

Decimal Form:

$- 0.86602540 \dots$