Sunday, April 29, 2012

Prove that tan(a+b)=tana+tanb/1-tana*tanb

First, you need to write this expression correctly, using
brackets:


tan(a+b) = (tan a + tan b)/(1 - tan a*tan
b)


We'll prove this identity, using the information that
tangen function is a ratio:


tan (a+b) = sin (a+b)/cos
(a+b)


We'll use the following
identities:


sin (a+b) = sin a*cos b + sin b*cos
a


cos (a+b) = cos a*cos b - sin a*sin
b


tan (a+b) = (sin a*cos b + sin b*cos a)/(cos a*cos b -
sin a*sin b)


We'll force factor cos a*cos b, both numerator
and denominator, creating the tangent functions within
brackets:


tan (a+b) = cos a*cos b( tan a + tan b)/cos a*cos
b(1 - tan a*tan b)


We'll simplify and we'll
get:


tan (a+b) = (tan a + tan b)/(1 - tan a*tan
b)


Therefore, the identity tan (a+b) = (tan a
+ tan b)/(1 - tan a*tan b) is verified.

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