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What is (\sin(\frac{\pi}{2}-x)) equal to?

Answer and explanation

Correct answer: (\cos x)

The direct answer is option C, \(\cos x\). The angles \(x\) and \(\frac{\pi}{2}-x\) are complementary. In a right triangle, the sine of one acute angle equals the cosine of its complementary angle, so \(\sin(\frac{\pi}{2}-x)=\cos x\). Option A, \(\sin x\), incorrectly leaves the function unchanged. Option B, \(-\sin x\), introduces a negative sign that is not caused by this complementary-angle change. Option C is correct. Option D, \(-\cos x\), has the correct function but an unnecessary negative sign. The identity can also be checked from the unit-circle or angle-subtraction formula: \(\sin(\frac\pi2-x)=\sin\frac\pi2\cos x-\cos\frac\pi2\sin x=\cos x\). Memory cue: sine and cosine exchange when an angle is subtracted from \(\frac\pi2\).

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