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Is tan(x) is a linear function ?

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No, it is not.

A function is linear if graph of that function is straight line. If you try to graph tan(x) you will see it is far from straight line.

take several values of x and calculate tan(x) and than draw a graph.

check how tan(x) looks on picture.

the reason why there is multiple curve lines is because angle (x axis) can be larger than full circle (2pi radians) or go negative ( -2pi radians and less)

note that x axis is presented in radians not degrees!


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