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Find the value of the function for O.
sin(45°) = ?

COMPLETE Find the value of the function for O. sin(45°) = ?-example-1
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Answer:
√(2)/2 which is Choice B

This is the same as writing
(√(2))/(2)

The second "2" is not under or inside the square root.

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Step-by-step explanation:

Refer to the unit circle below. I've highlighted the angle 45 degrees and its corresponding sine value. It's the y coordinate of the point on the unit circle, for this particular angle.

Therefore,
\sin(45^(\circ)) = (√(2))/(2)

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You could alternatively draw out a 45-45-90 triangle. Let x be the leg length and the hypotenuse is 1 unit long. Solve
x^2+x^2 = 1 for x and you should get
x = (√(2))/(2) as the length of each leg.

Then take the ratio of the opposite over hypotenuse to find the same answer mentioned above.

COMPLETE Find the value of the function for O. sin(45°) = ?-example-1
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