Trigonometry Examples

$\csc^{2} (\frac{3 π}{4})$

Step 1

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

$\csc^{2} (\frac{π}{4})$

Step 2

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

${\sqrt{2}}^{2}$

Step 3

Rewrite ${\sqrt{2}}^{2}$ as $2$ .

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Step 3.1

Use $\sqrt[n]{a^{x}} = a^{\frac{x}{n}}$ to rewrite $\sqrt{2}$ as $2^{\frac{1}{2}}$ .

${(2^{\frac{1}{2}})}^{2}$

Step 3.2

Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, ${(a^{m})}^{n} = a^{m n}$ .

$2^{\frac{1}{2} \cdot 2}$

Step 3.3

Combine $\frac{1}{2}$ and $2$ .

$2^{\frac{2}{2}}$

Step 3.4

Cancel the common factor of $2$ .

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Step 3.4.1

Cancel the common factor.

$2^{\frac{2}{2}}$

Step 3.4.2

Rewrite the expression.

$2^{1}$

Step 3.5

Evaluate the exponent.

$2$