How do you calculate tan1(3)?

1 Answer
Apr 25, 2015

Assuming by tan1(3)you mean arctan(3)

and not 1tan(3)

We are looking for a value θ
such that
tan(θ)=3
that is
θ=arctan(tan(θ))=arctan(3)

tan(θ)=3
is the tan of a standard triangle
with θ=π3

That is arctan(3)=PI3
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