Can anyone evaluate tan ((5pi)/6) - sin ((7pi)/4) + cot((4pi)/3) ?

1 Answer
Dec 17, 2016

tan ((5pi)/6) - sin ((7pi)/4) + cot((4pi)/3)

=tan (pi-pi/6) - sin (2pi-pi/4) + cot(pi+pi/3)

=-tan (pi/6) - (-sin (pi/4)) - cot(pi/3)

=-1/sqrt3+1/sqrt2 -1/sqrt3

=-2/sqrt3+1/sqrt2

=1/(sqrt6)(sqrt3-2sqrt2)