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Given cosine of x is equal to the square root of 3 over 2 comma what is the value of cos(x + π)?

Given cosine of x is equal to the square root of 3 over 2 comma what is the value-example-1
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The cosine function has the following property:


\cos (x+\pi)=-\cos (x)\text{.}

In this problem, we have:


\cos (x)=\frac{\sqrt[]{3}}{2}\Rightarrow\cos (x+\pi)=-\frac{\sqrt[]{3}}{2}\text{.}

Answer


-\frac{\sqrt[]{3}}{2}

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