Evaluate the function f(x)=cos(−x) at x=−

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To evaluate the function \( f(x) = \cos(-x) \) at \( x = -\frac{3\pi}{4} \), we first substitute \( x \) with \(-\frac{3\pi}{4}\):

\[ f\left(-\frac{3\pi}{4}\right) = \cos\left(-\left(-\frac{3\pi}{4}\right)\right) = \cos\left(\frac{3\pi}{4}\right) \]

Next, we calculate \( \cos\left(\frac{3\pi}{4}\right) \). The angle \( \frac{3\pi}{4} \) is in the second quadrant, where the cosine is negative. Specifically:

\[ \frac{3\pi}{4} = \pi - \frac{\pi}{4} \]

We know that:

\[ \cos\left(\frac{3\pi}{4}\right) = -\cos\left(\frac{\pi}{4}\right) \]

Since \( \cos\left(\frac{\pi}{4}\right) = \frac{\sqrt{2}}{2} \), we find:

\[ \cos\left(\frac{3\pi}{4}\right) = -\frac{\sqrt{2}}{2} \]

Thus,

\[ f\left(-\frac{3\pi}{4}\right) = -\frac{\sqrt{2}}{2} \]

Therefore, the final answer is:

\[ \boxed{-\frac{\sqrt{2}}{2}} \]