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12-132.

Find the exact value for each of the following trig expressions:

$\frac { \operatorname { sin } ( \frac { \pi } { 3 } ) } { \operatorname { cos } ( \frac { \pi } { 3 } ) }$
Hint (a):
Use the unit circle to substitute values for sine and cosine and simplify.
Answer (a):
$\sqrt{3}$

$\operatorname { tan } ( \frac { \pi } { 3 } )$
Answer (b):
$\sqrt{3}$

Explain the relationship between the answers from part (a) and (b) above.
Hint (c):
What do you know about the relationship between $\operatorname{tan}θ$ , $\operatorname{sin}θ$ , and $\operatorname{cos}θ$ ?

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