Simplify Trigonometric Fraction

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    (sin(7π/8)+sin(π/18))/sin(2π/9)
    =sin(π/18) csc((2 π)/9) + sin(π/8) csc((2 π)/9)
    =0.86549834
     
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    Can it be simplified without a calculator?
     
    nycmathguy, Mar 15, 2022
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    yes, but this is much easier
     
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    Ok.
     
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