Answer
$\sqrt 2-1$
Work Step by Step
$tan\frac{\pi}{8}=tan\frac{\pi/4}{2}=\frac{1-cos\pi/4}{sin\pi/4}
=\frac{1-\sqrt 2/2}{\sqrt 2/2}=\sqrt 2-1$
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