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Find the function value. tan 240°

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Answer:

-240

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User Popester
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Answer:

Explanation:

240 has a reference angle of 60 in the third quadrant. The side across from 60 is going to be negative in this quadrant, measuring -√3; the side adjacent to the angle is also negative in this quadrant, measuring -1. The tangent ratio is the side opposite the angle over the side adjacent to the angle, so

tan(240) = √3

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