Find the Exact Value cos(60 degrees )+sin(30 degrees )

$\cos (60 °) + \sin (30 °)$

Step 1

Simplify each term.

The exact value of $\cos (60 °)$ is $\frac{1}{2}$ .

$\frac{1}{2} + \sin (30 °)$

The exact value of $\sin (30 °)$ is $\frac{1}{2}$ .

$\frac{1}{2} + \frac{1}{2}$

Step 2

Combine fractions.

Combine the numerators over the common denominator.

$\frac{1 + 1}{2}$

Simplify the expression.

Add $1$ and $1$ .

$\frac{2}{2}$

Divide $2$ by $2$ .

$1$