SOLUTION: given tangent of theta is 2. use trigonometric identities to find the exact value of cot( 90 degreess minus theta).

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Question 225764: given tangent of theta is 2. use trigonometric identities to find the exact value of cot( 90 degreess minus theta).

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given tangent of theta is 2. use trigonometric identities to find the exact value of cot(90 degrees minus theta).
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tan(theta) = 2
tan(90-theta) = 1/tan(theta) = 1/2
cot = 1/(tan(90-theta)) = 2
cot(90-theta) = 2