Inactive Tutor answered 02/09/15
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The tangent line touches the function, and has the same slope at the point in question. So take the derivative of f(x), evaluate df/dx at x=pi/6 to find the slope of the line. Evaluate f(x) at x=pi/6 and you know the point (pi/6,f(pi/6)) is shared by the line and the function. Use the point-slope form of a line to finish writing the equation.