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QuestionCalculate (4)cos(2π3)(-4) \cos \left(\frac{2 \pi}{3}\right).

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STEP 1

Assumptions1. We are given the expression (4)cos(π3)(-4) \cos \left(\frac{ \pi}{3}\right). We are using the standard mathematical convention where cos\cos is the cosine function and π\pi is the mathematical constant Pi, approximately equal to3.141593. We are assuming the angle is in radians, not degrees

STEP 2

First, we need to evaluate the cosine of the angle 2π\frac{2 \pi}{}.
cos(2π)\cos \left(\frac{2 \pi}{}\right)

STEP 3

The cosine of 2π3\frac{2 \pi}{3} is equivalent to the cosine of120 degrees, which is 0.5-0.5.
cos(2π3)=0.5\cos \left(\frac{2 \pi}{3}\right) = -0.5

STEP 4

Now that we have the value of the cosine, we can multiply this by 4-4.
4×cos(2π3)-4 \times \cos \left(\frac{2 \pi}{3}\right)

STEP 5

Plug in the value of cos(2π3)\cos \left(\frac{2 \pi}{3}\right) to calculate the result.
4×0.5-4 \times -0.5

STEP 6

Calculate the result.
4×0.5=2-4 \times -0.5 =2The result of (4)cos(2π3)(-4) \cos \left(\frac{2 \pi}{3}\right) is2.

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