Evaluate 2cos((3pi)/4)

$2 \cos (\frac{3 π}{4})$

Step 1

Apply the reference angle by finding the angle with equivalent trig values in the first quadrant. Make the expression negative because cosine is negative in the second quadrant.

$2 (- \cos (\frac{π}{4}))$

Step 2

The exact value of $\cos (\frac{π}{4})$ is $\frac{\sqrt{2}}{2}$ .

$2 (- \frac{\sqrt{2}}{2})$

Step 3

Cancel the common factor of $2$ .

Move the leading negative in $- \frac{\sqrt{2}}{2}$ into the numerator.

$2 \frac{- \sqrt{2}}{2}$

Cancel the common factor.

$2 \frac{- \sqrt{2}}{2}$

Rewrite the expression.

$- \sqrt{2}$

Step 4

The result can be shown in multiple forms.

Exact Form:

$- \sqrt{2}$

Decimal Form:

$- 1.41421356 \dots$

Evaluate 2cos((3pi)/4)

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