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Find the value of cos18 degrees?

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Hint: As we can see that the above question is related to trigonometry. As sine and cosine are trigonometric ratios. We will apply the trigonometric identities to solve the above question. We know that sin2θ+cos2θ=1 . With the help of this identity we will find the value of the above question.

Complete step-by-step answer:
Let us assume that θ=18 .
We will apply the above identity and we can write it as sin218+cos218=1 .
We have to find the value of cosine, so we will isolate the term,
 cos218=1sin218 .
The value of sin218=(1+54)2 , so by putting this in the formula we can write
 cos218=1(1+54)2 .
Now we will solve the above i.e.
 cos218=1(12+522516)=1(62516) .
By breaking the bracket we have
 166+2516=10+2516 .
We can write cos18=10+254 .
Hence the required value is cos18=10+254 .
So, the correct answer is “ cos18=10+254 .”.

Note: Before solving this kind of question we should be fully aware of the trigonometric identities and the formulas. We can find the value of sin18 , by assuming θ=18 .. We can write this as 2θ+3θ=90(5θ=5×18=90) . Then we can write it as 2A=903A .
We will take sin on both sides and then apply the identity sin2A=2sinAcosA=4cos3A3cosA . By substituting the values and applying the formula we can get the value. We can also find the value in radian as it is the same in radian and degrees.