Precalculus (10th Edition)

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Chapter 7 - Analytic Trigonometry - Chapter Review - Review Exercises - Page 506: 51

Answer

$\sqrt 2-1$

Work Step by Step

$tan(\frac{\pi}{8})=tan(\frac{\pi/4}{2})=\frac{1-cos(\frac{\pi}{4})}{sin(\frac{\pi}{4})}=\frac{1-\frac{\sqrt 2}{2}}{\frac{\sqrt 2}{2}}=\sqrt 2-1$
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