document.write( "Question 1117821: Evaluate \"tan%28x-pi%2F6%29\" if \"cot%28x%29=1%2F2\"\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #732966 by ikleyn(52864)\"\" \"About 
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document.write( "Since cot(x) = \"1%2F2\", then tan(x) = 2.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Next,  \"tan%28x-pi%2F6%29\" = apply the formula for the tan of difference = \r\n" );
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document.write( "= \"%28tan%28x%29-tan%28pi%2F6%29%29%2F%281+%2B+tan%28x%29%2Atan%28pi%2F6%29%29\" = now substitute tan(x) = 2,  \"tan%28pi%2F6%29\" = \"sqrt%283%29%2F3\"  to get \r\n" );
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document.write( "= \"%282-sqrt%283%29%2F3%29%2F%281%2B2%2A%28sqrt%283%29%2F3%29%29\" = \"%286-sqrt%283%29%29%2F%283%2B2%2Asqrt%283%29%29\" = \"%286-sqrt%283%29%29%2F%283%2B2%2Asqrt%283%29%29\".\"%283-2%2Asqrt%283%29%29%2F%283-2%2Asqrt%283%29%29\" =  = \"%2824-15%2Asqrt%283%29%29%2F%28-3%29\" = \"-8+%2B+5%2Asqrt%283%29\" = 0.66 (approximately).\r\n" );
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