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Tangent in Radians

Part of the Angles and the Unit Circle section of Coddy's Trigonometry journey. Lesson 42 of 55.

In radians tangent repeats every π\pi. At π4\frac{\pi}{4} it is 1, at π3\frac{\pi}{3} it is √3, at π6\frac{\pi}{6} it is √3/3, and it is undefined at π/2 and 3π/2.

Take tan⁡(7π4)\tan\left(\frac{7\pi}{4}\right): 2π − π/4, quadrant IV, reference π/4. Tangent is negative in IV, so tan⁡(7π4)=−tan⁡(π4)\tan\left(\frac{7\pi}{4}\right) = -\tan\left(\frac{\pi}{4}\right), which is −1.

Same two questions, same chip: reference angle first, then the value.

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Work out tan⁡(5π6)\tan\left(\frac{5\pi}{6}\right) exactly, then press Check.

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tan⁡(5π6)\tan\left(\frac{5\pi}{6}\right)

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