Calculus with Applications (10th Edition)

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Chapter 13 - The Trigonometric Functions - 13.1 Definitions of the Trigonometric Functions - 13.1 Exercises - Page 678: 36

Answer

$$\frac{{\sqrt 3 }}{3}$$

Work Step by Step

$$\eqalign{ & \cot \frac{\pi }{3} \cr & {\text{convert }}\frac{\pi }{3}{\text{radians to degrees}} \cr & \frac{\pi }{3}{\text{radians}} = \frac{\pi }{3}\left( {\frac{{{{180}^ \circ }}}{\pi }} \right) \cr & \frac{\pi }{3}{\text{radians}} = {60^ \circ } \cr & \cot \frac{\pi }{3} = \cot {60^ \circ } \cr & {\text{using the }}{30^ \circ }{\text{ - 6}}{{\text{0}}^ \circ }{\text{ - 9}}{{\text{0}}^ \circ }{\text{ triangle to obtain}} \cr & \cot {60^ \circ } = \frac{{{\text{adjacent side to the 3}}{{\text{0}}^ \circ }}}{{{\text{opposite side to the 3}}{{\text{0}}^ \circ }}} \cr & \cot {60^ \circ } = \frac{1}{{\sqrt 3 }} \cr & {\text{then }} \cr & \cot \frac{\pi }{3} = \frac{1}{{\sqrt 3 }} \cr & or \cr & \cot \frac{\pi }{3} = \frac{{\sqrt 3 }}{3} \cr} $$
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