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"display": "$$\\sqrt{3}\\tan\\left(\\frac{θ}{2}\\right)-1=0$$",
"symbolab_question": "EQUATION#\\sqrt{3}\\tan(\\frac{θ}{2})-1=0"
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"default": "θ=\\frac{π}{3}+2πn",
"degrees": "θ=60^{\\circ }+360^{\\circ }n",
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"title": "$$\\sqrt{3}\\tan\\left(\\frac{θ}{2}\\right)-1=0{\\quad:\\quad}θ=\\frac{π}{3}+2πn$$",
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"input": "\\sqrt{3}\\tan\\left(\\frac{θ}{2}\\right)-1=0",
"result": "\\sqrt{3}\\tan\\left(\\frac{θ}{2}\\right)=1",
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"primary": "Add $$1$$ to both sides",
"result": "\\sqrt{3}\\tan\\left(\\frac{θ}{2}\\right)-1+1=0+1"
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"type": "step",
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"result": "\\tan\\left(\\frac{θ}{2}\\right)=\\frac{\\sqrt{3}}{3}",
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"result": "\\frac{\\sqrt{3}\\tan\\left(\\frac{θ}{2}\\right)}{\\sqrt{3}}=\\frac{1}{\\sqrt{3}}"
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"title": "Simplify $$\\frac{\\sqrt{3}\\tan\\left(\\frac{θ}{2}\\right)}{\\sqrt{3}}:{\\quad}\\tan\\left(\\frac{θ}{2}\\right)$$",
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"steps": [
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"type": "step",
"primary": "Cancel the common factor: $$\\sqrt{3}$$",
"result": "=\\tan\\left(\\frac{θ}{2}\\right)"
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"title": "$$\\sqrt{3}\\sqrt{3}=3$$",
"input": "\\sqrt{3}\\sqrt{3}",
"result": "=\\frac{\\sqrt{3}}{3}",
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"secondary": [
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"title": "General solutions for $$\\tan\\left(\\frac{θ}{2}\\right)=\\frac{\\sqrt{3}}{3}$$",
"result": "\\frac{θ}{2}=\\frac{π}{6}+πn",
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"type": "step",
"primary": "$$\\tan\\left(x\\right)$$ periodicity table with $$πn$$ cycle:<br/>$$\\begin{array}{|c|c|}\\hline x&\\tan(x)\\\\\\hline 0&0\\\\\\hline \\frac{π}{6}&\\frac{\\sqrt{3}}{3}\\\\\\hline \\frac{π}{4}&1\\\\\\hline \\frac{π}{3}&\\sqrt{3}\\\\\\hline \\frac{π}{2}&\\pm\\infty\\\\\\hline \\frac{2π}{3}&-\\sqrt{3}\\\\\\hline \\frac{3π}{4}&-1\\\\\\hline \\frac{5π}{6}&-\\frac{\\sqrt{3}}{3}\\\\\\hline &\\\\\\hline \\end{array}$$"
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"result": "\\frac{2θ}{2}=2\\cdot\\:\\frac{π}{6}+2πn"
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"input": "\\frac{2θ}{2}=2\\cdot\\:\\frac{π}{6}+2πn",
"result": "θ=\\frac{π}{3}+2πn",
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"type": "interim",
"title": "Simplify $$\\frac{2θ}{2}:{\\quad}θ$$",
"input": "\\frac{2θ}{2}",
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"type": "step",
"primary": "Divide the numbers: $$\\frac{2}{2}=1$$",
"result": "=θ"
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"result": "=\\frac{π2}{6}"
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Solution
Solution
+1
Degrees
Solution steps
Move to the right side
Add to both sides
Simplify
Divide both sides by
Divide both sides by
Simplify
Simplify
Cancel the common factor:
Simplify
Multiply by the conjugate
Apply radical rule:
General solutions for
periodicity table with cycle:
Solve
Multiply both sides by
Multiply both sides by
Simplify
Simplify
Divide the numbers:
Simplify
Multiply fractions:
Cancel the common factor:
Graph
Popular Examples
tan(x/2)=sqrt(3),0<= x<2pisin(x)= 4/(cos(x))tan^3(x)-2tan(x)=tan(x)sin^2(x)+2cos^2(x)=0sin(x+16)=cos(11x+2)
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
What is the general solution for sqrt(3)tan(θ/2)-1=0 ?
The general solution for sqrt(3)tan(θ/2)-1=0 is θ= pi/3+2pin