Precalculus Examples

$\tan (- \frac{17 π}{6})$

Step 1

Add full rotations of $2 π$ until the angle is greater than or equal to $0$ and less than $2 π$ .

$\tan (\frac{7 π}{6})$

Step 2

Apply the reference angle by finding the angle with equivalent trig values in the first quadrant.

$\tan (\frac{π}{6})$

Step 3

The exact value of $\tan (\frac{π}{6})$ is $\frac{\sqrt{3}}{3}$ .

$\frac{\sqrt{3}}{3}$

Step 4

The result can be shown in multiple forms.

Exact Form:

$\frac{\sqrt{3}}{3}$

Decimal Form:

$0.57735026 \dots$