What is the standard period of the tangent function, f(x) = tan(x)?
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π (or 180 degrees)
Unlike sine and cosine, which have a period of 2π, the tangent function repeats every π units. This is because the ratio of sine to cosine returns to the same value after a half-rotation on the unit circle.
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