What is tan(π+arcsin(23))?

1 Answer
Jul 21, 2015

255

Explanation:

First thing to note is that every tan function has a period of π

This means that tan(π+angle)tan(angle)

tan(π+arcsin(23))=tan(arcsin(23))

Now, let θ=arcsin(23)

So, now we are looking for tan(θ)!

We also have it that : sin(θ)=23

Next, we use the identity : tan(θ)=sin(θ)cos(θ)=sin(θ)1sin2(θ)

And then we substitute the value for sin(θ)

tan(θ)=231(23)2=23×1149=23×1949=23×994=23×35=25=255