I have no idea how to anywhere with this problem, can somebody please help me answer this question, I am a beginner at trig and am looking for some help
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2https://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=ArcTan%5Bi%5D – Benedict W. J. Irwin Aug 21 '19 at 15:08
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2See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inverse_trigonometric_functions#Extension_to_complex_plane – Robert Z Aug 21 '19 at 15:09
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Suppose that $\tan z=i$. That means that $\sin z=i\cos z$. Then $$\sin^2 z+\cos^2 z=(i\cos z)^2+\cos^2z=(i^2+1)\cos^2 z=0.$$ But $$\sin^2 z+\cos^2 z=1.$$
Therefore there is no complex number with $\tan z=i$ (or with $\tan z=-i$).
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