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Old 05-02-2005, 06:14 PM   #1 (permalink)
Sp0rAdiC
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Location: VT
Pre-Cal Question

Arg, I've been working at this for like half an hour and I can't figure it out. I'm getting a couple different answers, but I'm not sure which is right. I've done most of the work, it's just the simplifying the answer I'm stuck on. The question is this:

Use the sum or difference identity to find the exact value of the trigonometric function tan(165)

I've gotten it reduced to this

Sorry for the sloppiness, I just scribbled that in paint, but I think it is understandable. I asked a few friends and got varying answers, so I thought I might come here and see if anyone here has any good input. What I can't figure out is how exactly to simplify that. I know it can get more simplified, I'm just not sure how. Thanks a lot!
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