Is (tan(2x)+tan(x))/(1-tan(2x)tan(x))=tan(3x) ?

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prove (tan(2x)+tan(x))/(1-tan(2x)tan(x))=tan(3x)

Solution

prove

\frac{tan ( 2 x ) + tan ( x )}{1 - tan ( 2 x ) tan ( x )} = tan (3 x)

Solution

True

Solution steps

\frac{tan ( 2 x ) + tan ( x )}{1 - tan ( 2 x ) tan ( x )} = tan (3 x)

Manipulating left side

\frac{tan ( 2 x ) + tan ( x )}{1 - tan ( 2 x ) tan ( x )}

Rewrite using trig identities

\frac{tan ( 2 x ) + tan ( x )}{1 - tan ( 2 x ) tan ( x )}

Use the Double Angle identity:

tan (2 x) = \frac{2 tan ( x )}{1 - tan ^{2} ( x )}

= \frac{\frac{2 t a n ( x )}{1 - t a n ^{2} ( x )} + tan ( x )}{1 - \frac{2 t a n ( x )}{1 - t a n ^{2} ( x )} tan ( x )}

Simplify

\frac{\frac{2 t a n ( x )}{1 - t a n ^{2} ( x )} + tan ( x )}{1 - \frac{2 t a n ( x )}{1 - t a n ^{2} ( x )} tan ( x )} : \frac{3 tan ( x ) - tan ^{3} ( x )}{1 - 3 tan ^{2} ( x )}

\frac{\frac{2 t a n ( x )}{1 - t a n ^{2} ( x )} + tan ( x )}{1 - \frac{2 t a n ( x )}{1 - t a n ^{2} ( x )} tan ( x )}

\frac{2 tan ( x )}{1 - tan ^{2} ( x )} tan (x) = \frac{2 tan ^{2} ( x )}{1 - tan ^{2} ( x )}

\frac{2 tan ( x )}{1 - tan ^{2} ( x )} tan (x)

Multiply fractions:

a \cdot \frac{b}{c} = \frac{a \cdot b}{c}

= \frac{2 tan ( x ) tan ( x )}{1 - tan ^{2} ( x )}

2 tan (x) tan (x) = 2 tan^{2} (x)

2 tan (x) tan (x)

Apply exponent rule:

a^{b} \cdot a^{c} = a^{b + c}

tan (x) tan (x) = tan^{1 + 1} (x)

= 2 tan^{1 + 1} (x)

Add the numbers:

1 + 1 = 2

= 2 tan^{2} (x)

= \frac{2 tan ^{2} ( x )}{1 - tan ^{2} ( x )}

= \frac{\frac{2 t a n ( x )}{- t a n ^{2} ( x ) + 1} + tan ( x )}{1 - \frac{2 t a n ^{2} ( x )}{- t a n ^{2} ( x ) + 1}}

Join

\frac{2 tan ( x )}{1 - tan ^{2} ( x )} + tan (x) : \frac{3 tan ( x ) - tan ^{3} ( x )}{1 - tan ^{2} ( x )}

\frac{2 tan ( x )}{1 - tan ^{2} ( x )} + tan (x)

Convert element to fraction:

tan (x) = \frac{tan ( x ) ( 1 - tan ^{2} ( x ) )}{1 - tan ^{2} ( x )}

= \frac{2 tan ( x )}{1 - tan ^{2} ( x )} + \frac{tan ( x ) ( 1 - tan ^{2} ( x ) )}{1 - tan ^{2} ( x )}

Since the denominators are equal, combine the fractions:

\frac{a}{c} \pm \frac{b}{c} = \frac{a \pm b}{c}

= \frac{2 tan ( x ) + tan ( x ) ( 1 - tan ^{2} ( x ) )}{1 - tan ^{2} ( x )}

Expand

2 tan (x) + tan (x) (1 - tan^{2} (x)) : 3 tan (x) - tan^{3} (x)

2 tan (x) + tan (x) (1 - tan^{2} (x))

Expand

tan (x) (1 - tan^{2} (x)) : tan (x) - tan^{3} (x)

tan (x) (1 - tan^{2} (x))

Apply the distributive law:

a (b - c) = ab - a c

a = tan (x), b = 1, c = tan^{2} (x)

= tan (x) \cdot 1 - tan (x) tan^{2} (x)

= 1 \cdot tan (x) - tan^{2} (x) tan (x)

Simplify

1 \cdot tan (x) - tan^{2} (x) tan (x) : tan (x) - tan^{3} (x)

1 \cdot tan (x) - tan^{2} (x) tan (x)

1 \cdot tan (x) = tan (x)

1 \cdot tan (x)

Multiply:

1 \cdot tan (x) = tan (x)

= tan (x)

tan^{2} (x) tan (x) = tan^{3} (x)

tan^{2} (x) tan (x)

Apply exponent rule:

a^{b} \cdot a^{c} = a^{b + c}

tan^{2} (x) tan (x) = tan^{2 + 1} (x)

= tan^{2 + 1} (x)

Add the numbers:

2 + 1 = 3

= tan^{3} (x)

= tan (x) - tan^{3} (x)

= tan (x) - tan^{3} (x)

= 2 tan (x) + tan (x) - tan^{3} (x)

Add similar elements:

2 tan (x) + tan (x) = 3 tan (x)

= 3 tan (x) - tan^{3} (x)

= \frac{3 tan ( x ) - tan ^{3} ( x )}{1 - tan ^{2} ( x )}

= \frac{\frac{3 t a n ( x ) - t a n ^{3} ( x )}{1 - t a n ^{2} ( x )}}{1 - \frac{2 t a n ^{2} ( x )}{- t a n ^{2} ( x ) + 1}}

Apply the fraction rule:

\frac{\frac{b}{c}}{a} = \frac{b}{c \cdot a}

= \frac{3 tan ( x ) - tan ^{3} ( x )}{( 1 - tan ^{2} ( x ) ) ( 1 - \frac{2 t a n ^{2} ( x )}{1 - t a n ^{2} ( x )} )}

Join

1 - \frac{2 tan ^{2} ( x )}{1 - tan ^{2} ( x )} : \frac{1 - 3 tan ^{2} ( x )}{1 - tan ^{2} ( x )}

1 - \frac{2 tan ^{2} ( x )}{1 - tan ^{2} ( x )}

Convert element to fraction:

1 = \frac{1 ( 1 - tan ^{2} ( x ) )}{1 - tan ^{2} ( x )}

= \frac{1 \cdot ( 1 - tan ^{2} ( x ) )}{1 - tan ^{2} ( x )} - \frac{2 tan ^{2} ( x )}{1 - tan ^{2} ( x )}

Since the denominators are equal, combine the fractions:

\frac{a}{c} \pm \frac{b}{c} = \frac{a \pm b}{c}

= \frac{1 \cdot ( 1 - tan ^{2} ( x ) ) - 2 tan ^{2} ( x )}{1 - tan ^{2} ( x )}

1 \cdot (1 - tan^{2} (x)) - 2 tan^{2} (x) = 1 - 3 tan^{2} (x)

1 \cdot (1 - tan^{2} (x)) - 2 tan^{2} (x)

1 \cdot (1 - tan^{2} (x)) = 1 - tan^{2} (x)

1 \cdot (1 - tan^{2} (x))

Multiply:

1 \cdot (1 - tan^{2} (x)) = (1 - tan^{2} (x))

= (1 - tan^{2} (x))

Remove parentheses:

(a) = a

= 1 - tan^{2} (x)

= 1 - tan^{2} (x) - 2 tan^{2} (x)

Add similar elements:

- tan^{2} (x) - 2 tan^{2} (x) = - 3 tan^{2} (x)

= 1 - 3 tan^{2} (x)

= \frac{1 - 3 tan ^{2} ( x )}{1 - tan ^{2} ( x )}

= \frac{3 tan ( x ) - tan ^{3} ( x )}{\frac{- 3 t a n ^{2} ( x ) + 1}{- t a n ^{2} ( x ) + 1} ( - tan ^{2} ( x ) + 1 )}

Multiply

(1 - tan^{2} (x)) \frac{1 - 3 tan ^{2} ( x )}{1 - tan ^{2} ( x )} : 1 - 3 tan^{2} (x)

(1 - tan^{2} (x)) \frac{1 - 3 tan ^{2} ( x )}{1 - tan ^{2} ( x )}

Multiply fractions:

a \cdot \frac{b}{c} = \frac{a \cdot b}{c}

= \frac{( 1 - 3 tan ^{2} ( x ) ) ( 1 - tan ^{2} ( x ) )}{1 - tan ^{2} ( x )}

Cancel the common factor:

1 - tan^{2} (x)

= 1 - 3 tan^{2} (x)

= \frac{3 tan ( x ) - tan ^{3} ( x )}{1 - 3 tan ^{2} ( x )}

= \frac{3 tan ( x ) - tan ^{3} ( x )}{1 - 3 tan ^{2} ( x )}

= \frac{3 tan ( x ) - tan ^{3} ( x )}{1 - 3 tan ^{2} ( x )}

Manipulating right side

tan (3 x)

Rewrite using trig identities

tan (3 x)

Use the following identity:

tan (3 x) = \frac{3 tan ( x ) - tan ^{3} ( x )}{1 - 3 tan ^{2} ( x )}

tan (3 x)

Rewrite using trig identities

tan (3 x)

Rewrite as

= tan (2 x + x)

Use the Angle Sum identity:

tan (s + t) = \frac{tan ( s ) + tan ( t )}{1 - tan ( s ) tan ( t )}

= \frac{tan ( 2 x ) + tan ( x )}{1 - tan ( 2 x ) tan ( x )}

= \frac{tan ( 2 x ) + tan ( x )}{1 - tan ( 2 x ) tan ( x )}

Use the Double Angle identity:

tan (2 x) = \frac{2 tan ( x )}{1 - tan ^{2} ( x )}

= \frac{\frac{2 t a n ( x )}{1 - t a n ^{2} ( x )} + tan ( x )}{1 - \frac{2 t a n ( x )}{1 - t a n ^{2} ( x )} tan ( x )}

Simplify

\frac{\frac{2 t a n ( x )}{1 - t a n ^{2} ( x )} + tan ( x )}{1 - \frac{2 t a n ( x )}{1 - t a n ^{2} ( x )} tan ( x )} : \frac{3 tan ( x ) - tan ^{3} ( x )}{1 - 3 tan ^{2} ( x )}

\frac{\frac{2 t a n ( x )}{1 - t a n ^{2} ( x )} + tan ( x )}{1 - \frac{2 t a n ( x )}{1 - t a n ^{2} ( x )} tan ( x )}

\frac{2 tan ( x )}{1 - tan ^{2} ( x )} tan (x) = \frac{2 tan ^{2} ( x )}{1 - tan ^{2} ( x )}

\frac{2 tan ( x )}{1 - tan ^{2} ( x )} tan (x)

Multiply fractions:

a \cdot \frac{b}{c} = \frac{a \cdot b}{c}

= \frac{2 tan ( x ) tan ( x )}{1 - tan ^{2} ( x )}

2 tan (x) tan (x) = 2 tan^{2} (x)

2 tan (x) tan (x)

Apply exponent rule:

a^{b} \cdot a^{c} = a^{b + c}

tan (x) tan (x) = tan^{1 + 1} (x)

= 2 tan^{1 + 1} (x)

Add the numbers:

1 + 1 = 2

= 2 tan^{2} (x)

= \frac{2 tan ^{2} ( x )}{1 - tan ^{2} ( x )}

= \frac{\frac{2 t a n ( x )}{- t a n ^{2} ( x ) + 1} + tan ( x )}{1 - \frac{2 t a n ^{2} ( x )}{- t a n ^{2} ( x ) + 1}}

Join

\frac{2 tan ( x )}{1 - tan ^{2} ( x )} + tan (x) : \frac{3 tan ( x ) - tan ^{3} ( x )}{1 - tan ^{2} ( x )}

\frac{2 tan ( x )}{1 - tan ^{2} ( x )} + tan (x)

Convert element to fraction:

tan (x) = \frac{tan ( x ) ( 1 - tan ^{2} ( x ) )}{1 - tan ^{2} ( x )}

= \frac{2 tan ( x )}{1 - tan ^{2} ( x )} + \frac{tan ( x ) ( 1 - tan ^{2} ( x ) )}{1 - tan ^{2} ( x )}

Since the denominators are equal, combine the fractions:

\frac{a}{c} \pm \frac{b}{c} = \frac{a \pm b}{c}

= \frac{2 tan ( x ) + tan ( x ) ( 1 - tan ^{2} ( x ) )}{1 - tan ^{2} ( x )}

Expand

2 tan (x) + tan (x) (1 - tan^{2} (x)) : 3 tan (x) - tan^{3} (x)

2 tan (x) + tan (x) (1 - tan^{2} (x))

Expand

tan (x) (1 - tan^{2} (x)) : tan (x) - tan^{3} (x)

tan (x) (1 - tan^{2} (x))

Apply the distributive law:

a (b - c) = ab - a c

a = tan (x), b = 1, c = tan^{2} (x)

= tan (x) 1 - tan (x) tan^{2} (x)

= 1 tan (x) - tan^{2} (x) tan (x)

Simplify

1 \cdot tan (x) - tan^{2} (x) tan (x) : tan (x) - tan^{3} (x)

1 tan (x) - tan^{2} (x) tan (x)

1 \cdot tan (x) = tan (x)

1 tan (x)

Multiply:

1 \cdot tan (x) = tan (x)

= tan (x)

tan^{2} (x) tan (x) = tan^{3} (x)

tan^{2} (x) tan (x)

Apply exponent rule:

a^{b} \cdot a^{c} = a^{b + c}

tan^{2} (x) tan (x) = tan^{2 + 1} (x)

= tan^{2 + 1} (x)

Add the numbers:

2 + 1 = 3

= tan^{3} (x)

= tan (x) - tan^{3} (x)

= tan (x) - tan^{3} (x)

= 2 tan (x) + tan (x) - tan^{3} (x)

Add similar elements:

2 tan (x) + tan (x) = 3 tan (x)

= 3 tan (x) - tan^{3} (x)

= \frac{3 tan ( x ) - tan ^{3} ( x )}{1 - tan ^{2} ( x )}

= \frac{\frac{3 t a n ( x ) - t a n ^{3} ( x )}{1 - t a n ^{2} ( x )}}{1 - \frac{2 t a n ^{2} ( x )}{- t a n ^{2} ( x ) + 1}}

Apply the fraction rule:

\frac{\frac{b}{c}}{a} = \frac{b}{c \cdot a}

= \frac{3 tan ( x ) - tan ^{3} ( x )}{( 1 - tan ^{2} ( x ) ) ( 1 - \frac{2 t a n ^{2} ( x )}{1 - t a n ^{2} ( x )} )}

Join

1 - \frac{2 tan ^{2} ( x )}{1 - tan ^{2} ( x )} : \frac{1 - 3 tan ^{2} ( x )}{1 - tan ^{2} ( x )}

1 - \frac{2 tan ^{2} ( x )}{1 - tan ^{2} ( x )}

Convert element to fraction:

1 = \frac{1 ( 1 - tan ^{2} ( x ) )}{1 - tan ^{2} ( x )}

= \frac{1 ( 1 - tan ^{2} ( x ) )}{1 - tan ^{2} ( x )} - \frac{2 tan ^{2} ( x )}{1 - tan ^{2} ( x )}

Since the denominators are equal, combine the fractions:

\frac{a}{c} \pm \frac{b}{c} = \frac{a \pm b}{c}

= \frac{1 ( 1 - tan ^{2} ( x ) ) - 2 tan ^{2} ( x )}{1 - tan ^{2} ( x )}

1 \cdot (1 - tan^{2} (x)) - 2 tan^{2} (x) = 1 - 3 tan^{2} (x)

1 (1 - tan^{2} (x)) - 2 tan^{2} (x)

1 \cdot (1 - tan^{2} (x)) = 1 - tan^{2} (x)

1 (1 - tan^{2} (x))

Multiply:

1 \cdot (1 - tan^{2} (x)) = (1 - tan^{2} (x))

= 1 - tan^{2} (x)

Remove parentheses:

(a) = a

= 1 - tan^{2} (x)

= 1 - tan^{2} (x) - 2 tan^{2} (x)

Add similar elements:

- tan^{2} (x) - 2 tan^{2} (x) = - 3 tan^{2} (x)

= 1 - 3 tan^{2} (x)

= \frac{1 - 3 tan ^{2} ( x )}{1 - tan ^{2} ( x )}

= \frac{3 tan ( x ) - tan ^{3} ( x )}{\frac{- 3 t a n ^{2} ( x ) + 1}{- t a n ^{2} ( x ) + 1} ( - tan ^{2} ( x ) + 1 )}

Multiply

(1 - tan^{2} (x)) \frac{1 - 3 tan ^{2} ( x )}{1 - tan ^{2} ( x )} : 1 - 3 tan^{2} (x)

(1 - tan^{2} (x)) \frac{1 - 3 tan ^{2} ( x )}{1 - tan ^{2} ( x )}

Multiply fractions:

a \cdot \frac{b}{c} = \frac{a \cdot b}{c}

= \frac{( 1 - 3 tan ^{2} ( x ) ) ( 1 - tan ^{2} ( x ) )}{1 - tan ^{2} ( x )}

Cancel the common factor:

1 - tan^{2} (x)

= 1 - 3 tan^{2} (x)

= \frac{3 tan ( x ) - tan ^{3} ( x )}{1 - 3 tan ^{2} ( x )}

= \frac{3 tan ( x ) - tan ^{3} ( x )}{1 - 3 tan ^{2} ( x )}

= \frac{3 tan ( x ) - tan ^{3} ( x )}{1 - 3 tan ^{2} ( x )}

= \frac{3 tan ( x ) - tan ^{3} ( x )}{1 - 3 tan ^{2} ( x )}

We showed that the two sides could take the same form

\Rightarrow True

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Is (tan(2x)+tan(x))/(1-tan(2x)tan(x))=tan(3x) ?
The answer to whether (tan(2x)+tan(x))/(1-tan(2x)tan(x))=tan(3x) is True