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Algebra Difficulty 2.8 Junior Find the answer

Given that f(α)=sin(2πα)cos(π2+α)cos(π2+α)tan(π+α)f(\alpha) = \frac{\sin(2\pi - \alpha)\cos\left(\frac{\pi}{2} + \alpha\right)}{\cos\left(-\frac{\pi}{2} + \alpha\right)\tan(\pi + \alpha)}, find the value of f(π3)f\left(\frac{\pi}{3}\right).

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Solution

Using the trigonometric identities and simplification, we have
f(α)=sin(2πα)cos(π2+α)cos(π2+α)tan(π+α). f(\alpha) = \frac{\sin(2\pi - \alpha)\cos\left(\frac{\pi}{2} + \alpha\right)}{\cos\left(-\frac{\pi}{2} + \alpha\right)\tan(\pi + \alpha)}.
This simplifies to
f(α)=sin(α)(sin(α))sin(α)tan(α). f(\alpha) = \frac{-\sin(\alpha)(-\sin(\alpha))}{\sin(\alpha)\tan(\alpha)}.

Now, because tan(α)=sin(α)cos(α)\tan(\alpha) = \frac{\sin(\alpha)}{\cos(\alpha)}, we get
f(α)=sin2(α)sin(α)sin(α)cos(α)=cos(α). f(\alpha) = \frac{\sin^2(\alpha)}{\sin(\alpha)\cdot \frac{\sin(\alpha)}{\cos(\alpha)}} = \cos(\alpha).

Therefore, f(π3)=cos(π3)=12f\left(\frac{\pi}{3}\right) = \cos\left(\frac{\pi}{3}\right) = \boxed{\frac{1}{2}}.

Option A is correct.

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