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Find the exact value
Sin -5pi/6

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Answer:

1/2

Explanation:

We can use the unit circle and reference angle to find the exact value of sin(-5pi/6).

Starting from the positive x-axis (θ=0), we can rotate clockwise by 5pi/6 radians to get to the terminal side of -5pi/6.

The reference angle is pi/6 radians, which is the angle between the terminal side and the x-axis if we rotate counterclockwise instead.

At this angle, sin is negative and equal to -1/2, since the opposite side has length 1 and the hypotenuse has length 2.

Since sin is an odd function, we have sin(-5pi/6) = -sin(5pi/6) = -(-1/2) = 1/2.

Therefore, the exact value of sin(-5pi/6) is 1/2.

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