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"query": {
"display": "$$\\arctan\\left(-\\frac{1}{\\sqrt{3}}\\right)$$",
"symbolab_question": "TRIG_EVALUATE#\\arctan(-\\frac{1}{\\sqrt{3}})"
},
"solution": {
"level": "PERFORMED",
"subject": "Trigonometry",
"topic": "Evaluate Functions",
"subTopic": "Simplified",
"default": "-\\frac{π}{6}",
"decimal": "-30",
"meta": {
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"steps": {
"type": "interim",
"title": "$$\\arctan\\left(-\\frac{1}{\\sqrt{3}}\\right)=-\\frac{π}{6}$$",
"input": "\\arctan\\left(-\\frac{1}{\\sqrt{3}}\\right)",
"steps": [
{
"type": "interim",
"title": "$$\\arctan\\left(-\\frac{1}{\\sqrt{3}}\\right)=\\arctan\\left(-\\frac{\\sqrt{3}}{3}\\right)$$",
"input": "\\arctan\\left(-\\frac{1}{\\sqrt{3}}\\right)",
"steps": [
{
"type": "interim",
"title": "$$\\frac{1}{\\sqrt{3}}=\\frac{\\sqrt{3}}{3}$$",
"input": "\\frac{1}{\\sqrt{3}}",
"steps": [
{
"type": "step",
"primary": "Multiply by the conjugate $$\\frac{\\sqrt{3}}{\\sqrt{3}}$$",
"result": "=\\frac{1\\cdot\\:\\sqrt{3}}{\\sqrt{3}\\sqrt{3}}",
"meta": {
"title": {
"extension": "To rationalize the denominator, multiply numerator and denominator by the conjugate of the radical $$\\sqrt{3}$$"
}
}
},
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"type": "step",
"primary": "$$1\\cdot\\:\\sqrt{3}=\\sqrt{3}$$"
},
{
"type": "interim",
"title": "$$\\sqrt{3}\\sqrt{3}=3$$",
"input": "\\sqrt{3}\\sqrt{3}",
"result": "=\\frac{\\sqrt{3}}{3}",
"steps": [
{
"type": "step",
"primary": "Apply radical rule: $$\\sqrt{a}\\sqrt{a}=a$$",
"secondary": [
"$$\\sqrt{3}\\sqrt{3}=3$$"
],
"result": "=3",
"meta": {
"practiceLink": "/practice/radicals-practice",
"practiceTopic": "Radical Rules"
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}
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"type": "step",
"result": "=\\arctan\\left(-\\frac{\\sqrt{3}}{3}\\right)"
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"type": "step",
"result": "=\\arctan\\left(-\\frac{\\sqrt{3}}{3}\\right)"
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{
"type": "step",
"primary": "Use the following property: $$\\arctan\\left(-x\\right)=-\\arctan\\left(x\\right)$$",
"secondary": [
"$$\\arctan\\left(-\\frac{\\sqrt{3}}{3}\\right)=-\\arctan\\left(\\frac{\\sqrt{3}}{3}\\right)$$"
],
"result": "=-\\arctan\\left(\\frac{\\sqrt{3}}{3}\\right)"
},
{
"type": "interim",
"title": "Use the following trivial identity:$${\\quad}\\arctan\\left(\\frac{\\sqrt{3}}{3}\\right)=\\frac{π}{6}$$",
"input": "\\arctan\\left(\\frac{\\sqrt{3}}{3}\\right)",
"steps": [
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"type": "step",
"primary": "$$\\begin{array}{|c|c|c|}\\hline x&\\arctan(x)&\\arctan(x)\\\\\\hline 0&0&0^{\\circ}\\\\\\hline \\frac{\\sqrt{3}}{3}&\\frac{\\pi}{6}&30^{\\circ}\\\\\\hline 1&\\frac{\\pi}{4}&45^{\\circ}\\\\\\hline \\sqrt{3}&\\frac{\\pi}{3}&60^{\\circ}\\\\\\hline \\end{array}$$"
},
{
"type": "step",
"result": "=\\frac{π}{6}"
}
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"type": "step",
"result": "=-\\frac{π}{6}"
}
],
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"practiceLink": "/practice/trigonometry-practice#area=main&subtopic=Evaluate%20Functions",
"practiceTopic": "Evaluate Functions"
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}
Solution
Solution
+1
Decimal
Solution steps
Multiply by the conjugate
Apply radical rule:
Use the following property:
Use the following trivial identity:
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
What is the value of arctan(-1/(sqrt(3))) ?
The value of arctan(-1/(sqrt(3))) is -pi/6