How do you find the exact value of tan(arcsin(1/3))tan(arcsin(13))?

1 Answer
Feb 9, 2017

tan(arcsin(1/3)) = sqrt(2)/4tan(arcsin(13))=24

Explanation:

Consider a right angled triangle with sides 11, 2sqrt(2)22 and 33

We can tell that it is right angled since:

1^2+(2sqrt(2))^2 = 1+8 = 9 = 3^212+(22)2=1+8=9=32

Denote the smallest internal angle by thetaθ.

Then:

sin(theta) = "opposite"/"hypotenuse" = 1/3sin(θ)=oppositehypotenuse=13

tan(theta) = "opposite"/"adjacent" = 1/(2sqrt(2)) = sqrt(2)/4tan(θ)=oppositeadjacent=122=24