How do you find the exact value of tan(arcsin(1/3))tan(arcsin(13))?
1 Answer
Feb 9, 2017
Explanation:
Consider a right angled triangle with sides
We can tell that it is right angled since:
1^2+(2sqrt(2))^2 = 1+8 = 9 = 3^212+(2√2)2=1+8=9=32
Denote the smallest internal angle by
Then:
sin(theta) = "opposite"/"hypotenuse" = 1/3sin(θ)=oppositehypotenuse=13
tan(theta) = "opposite"/"adjacent" = 1/(2sqrt(2)) = sqrt(2)/4tan(θ)=oppositeadjacent=12√2=√24