Why can the tangent of an angle never be less than 1?
1 Answer
Mar 8, 2018
The tangent of an angle CAN be less than 1.
The range of the tangent function is:
Explanation:
There are 2 cases where a tangent of an angle are less than 1:
- When
#0 <= theta < pi/2# , then#tan(theta) < 1# - When
#theta < 0# , then#tan(theta) < 1#