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#1 2014-05-04 03:40:37

Agnishom
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Trig - Compound Angles

Prove that

tan 8θ - tan 6θ - tan 2θ = (tan 8θ)(tan 6θ)(tan 2θ)


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#2 2014-05-04 03:57:28

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Re: Trig - Compound Angles

Proof






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#3 2014-05-04 08:19:56

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Re: Trig - Compound Angles

hi Agnishom,

Nice solution!  smile  But check line 5 out of 6.

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#4 2014-05-04 13:25:23

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Re: Trig - Compound Angles

Agnishom wrote:

Prove that

tan 8θ - tan 6θ - tan 2θ = (tan 8θ)(tan 6θ)(tan 2θ)

I haven't looked at your proof, but here's what I would do:

tan8θ - tan6θ - tan2θ
= tan8θ-(tan6θ + tan2θ)
= tan8θ - tan(6θ + 2θ)(1 - tan6θ * tan2θ)
= tan8θ - tan8θ * (1 - tan6θ * tan2θ)
= tan8θ(1 - 1 + tan6θ * tan2θ)
= tan8θ * tan6θ * tan2θ

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#5 2014-05-04 22:20:55

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Re: Trig - Compound Angles

Fixed it, Bob

Shivam, That is the same thing I've done. Thanks for helping, though.


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#6 2014-05-05 01:02:14

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Re: Trig - Compound Angles

smile smile smile

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