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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Find the exact value without using a calculator: tan -5pi/6

OpenStudy (anonymous):

first convert the radians to degrees by multiplying -5pi/6 by 180/pi

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Okay...-150. Where do I go from here?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

how are you supposed to find EXACT value of tan without a calculator....

OpenStudy (anonymous):

That's what I'm wondering ha @chingmachine

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so -150 is the degrees, meaning it is 150 degrees going the opposite direction

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Here's the problem

OpenStudy (anonymous):

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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Then you use your knowlege of right triangle to find out the rest

OpenStudy (anonymous):

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