Trigonometry (10th Edition)

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Chapter 2 - Acute Angles and Right Triangles - Section 2.2 Trigonometric Functions of Non-Acute Angles - 2.2 Exercises - Page 60: 73

Answer

$tan(\theta) = tan(\theta+n\cdot 360^{\circ})$

Work Step by Step

One full rotation is equal to $360^{\circ}$. Therefore, $\theta$ and $\theta+n\cdot 360^{\circ}$ are co-terminal angles for any integer $n$. That is, they point in precisely the same direction. Since the angles point in the same direction, the x- and y-coordinates are the same. $tan(\theta) = \frac{y}{x}$ $tan(\theta+n\cdot 360^{\circ}) = \frac{y}{x}$ Since the x- and y-coordinates are the same, $tan(\theta) = tan(\theta+n\cdot 360^{\circ})$
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