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User Digiwizkid
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(\pi)/(12)=(1)/(12)\pi=(4)/(12)\pi-(3)/(12)\pi=(1)/(3)\pi-(1)/(4)\pi\\\\(\pi)/(12)=(\pi)/(3)-(\pi)/(4)



\cos(\pi)/(12)=\cos\left((\pi)/(3)-(\pi)/(4)\right)=(*)


Use:\ \cos(a-b)=\cos(a)\cos(b)+\sin(a)\sin(b)


(*)=\cos(\pi)/(3)\cos(\pi)/(4)+\sin(\pi)/(3)\sin(\pi)/(4)\\\\=(1)/(2)\cdot(\sqrt2)/(2)+(\sqrt3)/(2)\cdot(\sqrt2)/(2)\\\\=(\sqrt2)/(4)+(\sqrt6)/(4)=(\sqrt2+\sqrt6)/(4)

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