Geometry and Trigonometry practice question

Answer: 1

sin 30° = 1/2 and cos 60° = 1/2 (the two are equal because 30° and 60° are complementary). Their sum is 1.

Common wrong answers

If you answered 0

0 would need the two values to cancel; both are positive.

If you answered 0.5

0.5 is either term alone.

If you answered 1.37

1.37 is about sin 30° + cos 30° (0.5 + 0.87); the second term is cos 60°.

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