Is Tangent Function Periodic Like Sine and Cosine?

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cos and sin are periodic at 2pi

How about tan?
 
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Hi SELFMADE! :wink:

(have a pi: π :wink:)
SELFMADE said:
cos and sin are periodic at 2pi

How about tan?

tan is periodic … but the minimum period is not 2π … what is it? :smile:
 

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