Trigonometry 7th Edition

Published by Cengage Learning
ISBN 10: 1111826854
ISBN 13: 978-1-11182-685-7

Chapter 5 - Test - Page 315: 18

Answer

$2-\sqrt3$.

Work Step by Step

We know that $\tan(A/2)=\frac{1-\cos A}{\sin A}$. Hence here $\tan(\pi/12)=\frac{1-\cos \pi/6}{\sin \pi/6}=\frac{1-\frac{\sqrt3}{2}}{0.5}=2-\sqrt3$.
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