What is the exact value of tan 30?

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Answer 1 · 2018-06-04T08:37:57

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In a equilateral triangle, all sides are equal to 1. Then all angles are 60º

Consider the height of this triangle. So we have an right triangle with sides 1/2, 1 and h=height. The angles are 90, 60 and 30

Lets calculate the height by Pitogorean theorem

#(1/2)^2+h^2=1^1#, then #h=sqrt3/2#

Then #sin30=(1/2)/1=1/2#

#cos30=sqrt3/2#

#tan30=(1/2)/(sqrt3/2)=1/(sqrt3)=sqrt3/3#