Calculus Examples

$\tan (\frac{- 4}{12})$

Step 1

Cancel the common factor of $- 4$ and $12$ .

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Step 1.1

Factor $4$ out of $- 4$ .

$\tan (\frac{4 (- 1)}{12})$

Step 1.2

Cancel the common factors.

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Step 1.2.1

Factor $4$ out of $12$ .

$\tan (\frac{4 \cdot - 1}{4 \cdot 3})$

Step 1.2.2

Cancel the common factor.

$\tan (\frac{4 \cdot - 1}{4 \cdot 3})$

Step 1.2.3

Rewrite the expression.

$\tan (\frac{- 1}{3})$

Step 2

Move the negative in front of the fraction.

$\tan (- \frac{1}{3})$

Step 3

Since $\tan (- \frac{1}{3})$ is an odd function, rewrite $\tan (- \frac{1}{3})$ as $- \tan (\frac{1}{3})$ .

$- \tan (\frac{1}{3})$

Step 4

The result can be shown in multiple forms.

Exact Form:

$- \tan (\frac{1}{3})$

Decimal Form:

$- 0.34625354 \dots$