$tan(\frac{\pi}{12})=\frac{sin(\frac{\pi}{12})}{cos(\frac{\pi}{12})}$\\ $=\frac{\frac{\sqrt{2}-\sqrt{6}}{4}}{\frac{\sqrt{2}+\sqrt{6}}{4}}$\\ $=\frac{\sqrt{2}-\sqrt{6}}{4} \times {\frac{4}{\sqrt{2}+\sqrt{6}}}$\\ $=\frac{\sqrt{2}-\sqrt{6}}{\sqrt{2}+\sqrt{6}}$\\ $=\frac{(\sqrt{2}-\sqrt{6})\times(\sqrt{2}-\sqrt{6})}{(\sqrt{2}+\sqrt{6})\times(\sqrt{2}-\sqrt{6})}$\\ $=\frac{(\sqrt{2}-\sqrt{6})^2}{\sqrt{2}^2-\sqrt{6}^2}$\\ $=\frac{(\sqrt{2}-\sqrt{6})^2}{2-6}$\\ $=\frac{2-4\sqrt{3}+6}{-4}$\\ $=\frac{4\sqrt{3}+8}{-4}$\\ $=-\sqrt{3}-2$