SOLUTION: What is the period of the tangent function? A. 𝝿 B. 2𝝿 C. 3𝝿 D. 4𝝿 E. 5𝝿 F. ( - ∞, ∞)

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Question 1205879: What is the period of the tangent function?
A. 𝝿
B. 2𝝿
C. 3𝝿
D. 4𝝿
E. 5𝝿
F. ( - ∞, ∞)
Found 2 solutions by MathLover1, ikleyn:
Answer by MathLover1(20855) About Me  (Show Source):
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the tangent function is π, which means the values of the tangent function repeat themselves after the length of π on the x-axis
A. 𝝿

Answer by ikleyn(53937) About Me  (Show Source):
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The period of the tangent function is pi, 2pi, 3pi, 4pi, 5pi 

and any other non-zero integer multiple of pi.



The  highlight%28highlight%28minimum%29%29  period of the tangent function is pi.