Trigonometry 7th Edition

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

Chapters 1-8 - Cumulative Test - Page 477: 14

Answer

$2+\sqrt3$.

Work Step by Step

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