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Find the acute angle between the curves$y=\sin x$ and $y=\cos x$
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We can do this by setting the two equations equal to each other and solving for $x$: \begin{align*} \sin x &= \cos x \\ \tan x &= 1 \\ x &= \frac{\pi}{4} \end{align*} Show more…
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