SOLUTION: GIVE THE EXACT VALUE OF THE EXPRESSION: INVERSE TANGENT OF THE SQAURE ROOT OF 3

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Question 308019: GIVE THE EXACT VALUE OF THE EXPRESSION:
INVERSE TANGENT OF THE SQAURE ROOT OF 3
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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You're looking for the angle whose sin=sqrt%283%29%2F2 and cos=1%2F2 or else sin=-sqrt%283%29%2F2 and cos=-1%2F2.
Since tan=sin/cos, then tan=sqrt%283%29.
60 degrees (pi%2F3) or 240 degreees (4pi%2F3 ).