What is the value of 1/(cos(pi/6)) ?

The value of 1/(cos(pi/6)) is (2sqrt(3))/3

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1/(cos(pi/6))

\frac{1}{cos ( \frac{π}{6} )}

\frac{2 3}{3}

Decimal Notation

1.15470 \dots

Solution steps

\frac{1}{cos ( \frac{π}{6} )}

Use the following trivial identity:

cos (\frac{π}{6}) = \frac{3}{2}

cos (\frac{π}{6})

cos (x)

periodicity table with

2 πn

cycle:

x 0 \frac{π}{6} \frac{π}{4} \frac{π}{3} \frac{π}{2} \frac{2 π}{3} \frac{3 π}{4} \frac{5 π}{6} cos (x) 1 \frac{3}{2} \frac{2}{2} \frac{1}{2} 0 - \frac{1}{2} - \frac{2}{2} - \frac{3}{2} x π \frac{7 π}{6} \frac{5 π}{4} \frac{4 π}{3} \frac{3 π}{2} \frac{5 π}{3} \frac{7 π}{4} \frac{11 π}{6} cos (x) - 1 - \frac{3}{2} - \frac{2}{2} - \frac{1}{2} 0 \frac{1}{2} \frac{2}{2} \frac{3}{2}

= \frac{3}{2}

= \frac{1}{\frac{3}{2}}

Simplify

\frac{1}{\frac{3}{2}} : \frac{2 3}{3}

\frac{1}{\frac{3}{2}}

Apply the fraction rule:

\frac{1}{\frac{b}{c}} = \frac{c}{b}

= \frac{2}{3}

Rationalize

\frac{2}{3} : \frac{2 3}{3}

\frac{2}{3}

Multiply by the conjugate

\frac{3}{3}

= \frac{2 3}{3 3}

33 = 3

33

Apply radical rule:

a a = a

33 = 3

= 3

= \frac{2 3}{3}

= \frac{2 3}{3}

= \frac{2 3}{3}

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