For mathematical exactitude, how do you express sin 89.625^o, in a closed form?

1 Answer
Nov 12, 2016

=sqrt(((1+sqrt(((1+sqrt((1+c(3))/2)))/2))/2)=0.999978581, nearly, where
c(3)=cos(3^o)=(1/4)sqrt(8+sqrt3+sqrt15+sqrt(10-2sqrt5))

Explanation:

Let c(3) = cos (3^o).

Now, s(89.625)#

=c(90-89.625)

=c(0.375)

=sqrt((1+c(0.75)

=sqrt(((1+sqrt(((1+c(1.5)))/2)))/2)

=sqrt(((1+sqrt(((1+sqrt((1+c(3))/2)))/2))/2)

For c(3)=(1/4)sqrt(9-sqrt3+sqrt15+sqrt(10-2sqrt5)),

https://math.la.asu.edu/~surgent/mat170/Exact_Trig_Values.pdf