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What is the exact value of the trigonometric expression?

sin(5π6)

−12
−3√2
3√2
12

User Dandaka
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the answer is 1/2, hope this helps !
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Answer:

1/2

Explanation:


\sin( (5\pi)/(6) )

Note that the reference angle is pi/6.

We know that


\sin( (\pi)/(6) ) = (1)/(2)

Since sin is positve in the second quadrant, sin is positve 1/2

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