Trigonometry Examples

Find the Exact Value tan((17pi)/12)
Step 1
Rewrite as an angle where the values of the six trigonometric functions are known divided by .
Step 2
Apply the tangent half-angle identity.
Step 3
Change the to because tangent is positive in the third quadrant.
Step 4
Simplify .
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Step 4.1
Subtract full rotations of until the angle is greater than or equal to and less than .
Step 4.2
Apply the reference angle by finding the angle with equivalent trig values in the first quadrant. Make the expression negative because cosine is negative in the second quadrant.
Step 4.3
The exact value of is .
Step 4.4
Multiply .
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Step 4.4.1
Multiply by .
Step 4.4.2
Multiply by .
Step 4.5
Write as a fraction with a common denominator.
Step 4.6
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 4.7
Subtract full rotations of until the angle is greater than or equal to and less than .
Step 4.8
Apply the reference angle by finding the angle with equivalent trig values in the first quadrant. Make the expression negative because cosine is negative in the second quadrant.
Step 4.9
The exact value of is .
Step 4.10
Write as a fraction with a common denominator.
Step 4.11
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 4.12
Multiply the numerator by the reciprocal of the denominator.
Step 4.13
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 4.13.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 4.13.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 4.14
Multiply by .
Step 4.15
Multiply by .
Step 4.16
Expand the denominator using the FOIL method.
Step 4.17
Simplify.
Step 4.18
Divide by .
Step 4.19
Expand using the FOIL Method.
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Step 4.19.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 4.19.2
Apply the distributive property.
Step 4.19.3
Apply the distributive property.
Step 4.20
Simplify and combine like terms.
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Step 4.20.1
Simplify each term.
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Step 4.20.1.1
Multiply by .
Step 4.20.1.2
Move to the left of .
Step 4.20.1.3
Combine using the product rule for radicals.
Step 4.20.1.4
Multiply by .
Step 4.20.1.5
Rewrite as .
Step 4.20.1.6
Pull terms out from under the radical, assuming positive real numbers.
Step 4.20.2
Add and .
Step 4.20.3
Add and .
Step 5
The result can be shown in multiple forms.
Exact Form:
Decimal Form: