SOLUTION: Evaluating tan(8pi/3) without using a calculator please

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Question 1029270: Evaluating tan(8pi/3) without using a calculator please
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Evaluating tan(8pi/3) without using a calculator please.
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tan((8/3)pi) = tan(2pi + (2/3)pi)) = tan((2/3)pi)) = -tan(pi/3) = -sqrt(3)
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Stan H.
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