0 < x < 2pi , cot theta= squareroot 3
\[\cot \theta = \sqrt{3}\]
\(\tan \) and \(\cot\) are positive in the first and third quadrant. That's \[0\le \theta \le \pi/2\ and\ \pi\le \theta \le 3\pi/2\] Do you get this?
@burhan101 ?
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For what value of theta cot \(\theta\) = \(\sqrt 3\) ?
tan \(\theta\) = \(\frac 1{\sqrt 3}\) for \(\theta\)= 30 degrees. Do you know when what's \(\cot 30\)?
-tan
oops, what's the relation between tan and cot?
inverse of each other
so if \[\tan 30= \sqrt 3\] then what's \[\cot 30=??\]
-\[\sqrt{3}\]
sorry \[\tan 30=\frac 1{\sqrt 3}\] then what's \(\cot 30\)???
\[\sqrt{3}\]
good so we found one answer so \[30\ degrees= \frac \pi {6}\]
ok tell me what's? \[\cot (180+x)\ or\ \cot (\pi+x)\]
30
nope, it won't be that. we know that tan/ cot are positive in first and third quadrant so \[\tan (\pi+x)=\tan x\] so what's \[\cot (\pi+x)=??\]
@burhan101 ??
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