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Find the value of sec(π/4) using the unit circle. Yea

Find the value of sec(π/4) using the unit circle. Yea-example-1
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We have to find the value of sec(π/4).

We start by using its equivalent expression:


\sec(\pi\/4)=(1)/(\cos(\pi\/4))

Using the unit circle we can find the value of cos(π/4) as:

Then, we can find sec(π/4) as:


\sec(\pi\/4)=(1)/(\cos(\pi\/4))=(1)/((√(2))/(2))=(2)/(√(2))=√(2)

Answer: √2 [Third option]

Find the value of sec(π/4) using the unit circle. Yea-example-1
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