SOLUTION: evaluate tan(sin^-1 (p/sqrt p^(2)+9))

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Question 768721: evaluate
tan(sin^-1 (p/sqrt p^(2)+9))
Answer by tommyt3rd(5050) About Me  (Show Source):
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t=p/sqrt (p^(2)+9))
note that sin(t)=p/r
and r=sqrt (p^(2)+9)
from which we see that x=3, y=p
and so
tan(t) = p/3