SOLUTION: Hi there I have a curly trigonometry question that I simply do not understand as it is written in such a way as I have never seen before. Any assistance would be greatly appreciat

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Question 97941: Hi there
I have a curly trigonometry question that I simply do not understand as it is written in such a way as I have never seen before. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
It asks me to evaluate tan^2 2pie/3.
Thank you so very much.
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
evaluate tan^2 2pie/3
tan[(2/3)pi] = tan 120 degrees = -1.73205... or -sqrt(3)
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[tan[(2/3)pi]^2 = (-1.73205...)^2 = 3
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Cheers,
Stan H.