# SOLUTION: Find the exact value of cot(-pie/6)

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 Click here to see ALL problems on Trigonometry-basics Question 149721: Find the exact value of cot(-pie/6)Answer by jim_thompson5910(28598)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website! Start with the given expression. Rewrite the cotangent in terms of tangent. Use the identity to rewrite the expression. Reduce. Rewrite the tangent function in terms of sine and cosine. Multiply -1 by the reciprocal of the dividing fraction. Multiply. Now, let's reference the unit circle From the unit circle, we can see that at the angle , there is a point on the unit circle . So this tells us that and So this means that then becomes Multiply the first fraction by the reciprocal of the second fraction. Cancel like terms. Multiply and simplify. So