For this problem, you need an on-hand calculator.
Problem:
sin (pi/8)
Step 1: divide pi by 8.
/8
=0.39269908169
Step 2: Find Cosine of (0.39269908169)
This is the part where you need a calculator.
Locate the SIN button on your graphing calculator.
Press the SIN button, then continue to type 0.39269908169 after the parenthesis.
The calculator gives a value of .0068538383
Final answer:
0.068538383