How do you find tan -555?
1 Answer
Apr 10, 2018
0.268
Explanation:
Unit circle gives -->
tan (-555) = tan (-15 - 540) = tan (-15 - 180) = - tan 15
Calculator gives -->
tan 15 = 0.268
tan (-555) = - tan 15 = - 0.268
Note 1. We can use calculator to directly obtain tan (-555)
tan (-555) = - tan 15 = 0.268.
Note 2. We can evaluate to get exact value of tan (-555)by using trig identity:
Call tan 15 = t -->
In this case: