Determine the value of  and cos(-1740°)?

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Concept:​​​​​

cos (-θ) = cos θ

cos (2nπ - θ) = cos θ

Angles in degrees 0°  30° 45° 60° 90°
sin  0 1/2 1
cos 1 1/2 0
tan 0 1 Not defined

Calculation:

We have, 

⇒ 

Remove full rotations of 2π until the angle is between 0 and 2π

⇒ 

As we know that the value of  is 1.

As we know, the value of cos θ repeats after an interval of 2π or 360°

⇒ cos (-1740°) = cos (1740°)    [∵ cos (-θ) = cos θ]

We know that cos (2nπ - θ) = cos θ

As sin θ and cos θ are have a time period of 360° 

⇒ cos (1740°) = cos (5 × 360° - 1740°)

⇒ cos (1740°) = cos (1800° - 1740°)

⇒ cos (1740°) = cos (60°)

As we know, cos 60° = 1/2

⇒ cos (-1740°) = 1/2.

∴ The value of  is 1 and the value of cos (-1740°) is 1/2.

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