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"query": {
"display": "$$\\frac{5}{\\tan\\left(30^{\\circ\\:}\\right)}$$",
"symbolab_question": "TRIG_EVALUATE#\\frac{5}{\\tan(30^{\\circ })}"
},
"solution": {
"level": "PERFORMED",
"subject": "Trigonometry",
"topic": "Evaluate Functions",
"subTopic": "Simplified",
"default": "5\\sqrt{3}",
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"type": "interim",
"title": "$$\\frac{5}{\\tan\\left(30^{\\circ\\:}\\right)}=5\\sqrt{3}$$",
"input": "\\frac{5}{\\tan\\left(30^{\\circ\\:}\\right)}",
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{
"type": "interim",
"title": "Use the following trivial identity:$${\\quad}\\tan\\left(30^{\\circ\\:}\\right)=\\frac{\\sqrt{3}}{3}$$",
"input": "\\tan\\left(30^{\\circ\\:}\\right)",
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"type": "step",
"primary": "$$\\tan\\left(x\\right)$$ periodicity table with $$180^{\\circ\\:}n$$ cycle:<br/>$$\\begin{array}{|c|c|}\\hline x&\\tan(x)\\\\\\hline 0&0\\\\\\hline 30^{\\circ }&\\frac{\\sqrt{3}}{3}\\\\\\hline 45^{\\circ }&1\\\\\\hline 60^{\\circ }&\\sqrt{3}\\\\\\hline 90^{\\circ }&\\pm\\infty\\\\\\hline 120^{\\circ }&-\\sqrt{3}\\\\\\hline 135^{\\circ }&-1\\\\\\hline 150^{\\circ }&-\\frac{\\sqrt{3}}{3}\\\\\\hline &\\\\\\hline \\end{array}$$"
},
{
"type": "step",
"result": "=\\frac{\\sqrt{3}}{3}"
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"type": "step",
"result": "=\\frac{5}{\\frac{\\sqrt{3}}{3}}"
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{
"type": "interim",
"title": "Simplify $$\\frac{5}{\\frac{\\sqrt{3}}{3}}:{\\quad}5\\sqrt{3}$$",
"input": "\\frac{5}{\\frac{\\sqrt{3}}{3}}",
"result": "=5\\sqrt{3}",
"steps": [
{
"type": "step",
"primary": "Apply the fraction rule: $$\\frac{a}{\\frac{b}{c}}=\\frac{a\\cdot\\:c}{b}$$",
"result": "=\\frac{5\\cdot\\:3}{\\sqrt{3}}"
},
{
"type": "step",
"primary": "Multiply the numbers: $$5\\cdot\\:3=15$$",
"result": "=\\frac{15}{\\sqrt{3}}"
},
{
"type": "interim",
"title": "Factor $$15:{\\quad}3\\cdot\\:5$$",
"steps": [
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"type": "step",
"primary": "Factor $$15=3\\cdot\\:5$$"
}
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},
{
"type": "step",
"result": "=\\frac{3\\cdot\\:5}{\\sqrt{3}}"
},
{
"type": "interim",
"title": "Cancel $$\\frac{3\\cdot\\:5}{\\sqrt{3}}:{\\quad}\\sqrt{3}\\cdot\\:5$$",
"input": "\\frac{3\\cdot\\:5}{\\sqrt{3}}",
"result": "=\\sqrt{3}\\cdot\\:5",
"steps": [
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"type": "step",
"primary": "Apply radical rule: $$\\sqrt[n]{a}=a^{\\frac{1}{n}}$$",
"secondary": [
"$$\\sqrt{3}=3^{\\frac{1}{2}}$$"
],
"result": "=\\frac{3\\cdot\\:5}{3^{\\frac{1}{2}}}",
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"type": "step",
"primary": "Apply exponent rule: $$\\frac{x^{a}}{x^{b}}=x^{a-b}$$",
"secondary": [
"$$\\frac{3^{1}}{3^{\\frac{1}{2}}}=3^{1-\\frac{1}{2}}$$"
],
"result": "=5\\cdot\\:3^{-\\frac{1}{2}+1}",
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},
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"type": "step",
"primary": "Subtract the numbers: $$1-\\frac{1}{2}=\\frac{1}{2}$$",
"result": "=5\\cdot\\:3^{\\frac{1}{2}}"
},
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"type": "step",
"primary": "Apply radical rule: $$a^{\\frac{1}{n}}=\\sqrt[n]{a}$$",
"secondary": [
"$$3^{\\frac{1}{2}}=\\sqrt{3}$$"
],
"result": "=5\\sqrt{3}",
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Solution
Solution
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Solution steps
Use the following trivial identity:
periodicity table with cycle:
Simplify
Apply the fraction rule:
Multiply the numbers:
Factor
Factor
Cancel
Apply radical rule:
Apply exponent rule:
Subtract the numbers:
Apply radical rule:
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
What is the value of 5/(tan(30)) ?
The value of 5/(tan(30)) is 5sqrt(3)