if tan(a-b)=1/4, tan(a+b)=1/3 then tan2a=?
atan(14)=A−B(1)atan(13)=A+B(2)(1)+(2)atan(14)+atan(13)=2Atan[atan(14)+atan(13)]=tan[2A]
$NowIamgoingtousetheidentity$tan(θ1+θ2)=tan(θ1)+tan(θ2)1−tan(θ1)tan(θ2)tan(2A)=tan[atan(14)+atan(13)]=14+131−14×13=7121−112=712÷1112=712×1211=711$Thisanswerisexact$
Using the tangent inverse
tan-1(1/4) = (a - b) = about 14.04° ...... and tan-1(1/3) = (a +b) = about 18.43°
So
(a -b) + (a+b) = (14.04 + 18.43)° →
2a = about 32.47°
tan(2a) = tan(32.47°) = about .636363= 7/11
Thanks Chris
I did mine "on the fly"....Melody's approach is actually "better"