Precalculus (10th Edition)

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Chapter 7 - Analytic Trigonometry - 7.5 Sum and Difference Formulas - 7.5 Assess Your Understanding - Page 487: 15

Answer

$2-\sqrt 3$

Work Step by Step

$tan15^\circ =tan(45^\circ-30^\circ)=\frac{tan45^\circ -tan30^\circ }{1+tan45^\circ tan30^\circ }=\frac{1-\frac{\sqrt 3}{3}}{1+(1)(\frac{\sqrt 3}{3})}=\frac{3-\sqrt 3}{3+\sqrt 3}\times\frac{3-\sqrt 3}{3-\sqrt 3}=\frac{12-6\sqrt 3}{6}=2-\sqrt 3$
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