What is the tangent of 60 degrees?

Tan(60) = Sin(60)/ Cos(60)

Sin(60) = sqrt(3)/2

Cos(60) = 1/2

Hence

Sin(60) / Cos(60) = [sqrt(3) / 2] / [1/2} =>

sqrt(3) / 2 X 2/1 sqrt(3)

Hence Tan(60) = sqrt(3) = Numerically = 1.732050808....