Arctangent of Root 3 over 3
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Theorem
- $\map \arctan {\dfrac {\sqrt 3} 3} = \dfrac \pi 6$
Proof
By definition, $\arctan$ is the inverse of the tangent function's restriction to $\openint {-\dfrac \pi 2} {\dfrac \pi 2}$.
- $\tan \dfrac \pi 6 = \dfrac {\sqrt 3} 3$.
As $\dfrac \pi 6 \in \openint {-\dfrac \pi 2} {\dfrac \pi 2}$, we have by the definition of an inverse function:
- $\map \arctan {\dfrac {\sqrt 3} 3} = \dfrac \pi 6$
$\blacksquare$