\tan 75^\circ = \frac{1 + \frac{1}{\sqrt{3}}}{1 - 1 \cdot \frac{1}{\sqrt{3}}} = \frac{\frac{\sqrt{3} + 1}{\sqrt{3}}}{\frac{\sqrt{3} - 1}{\sqrt{3}}} = \frac{\sqrt{3} + 1}{\sqrt{3} - 1}.