tangents and triangle

Geometry Level 3

In triangle A B C ABC , tan A tan B tan A + tan B = c b c \dfrac{\tan A -\tan B}{\tan A +\tan B} = \dfrac{c -b}{c} then 2 tan 2 A 2 \tan ^2 A is


The answer is 6.

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Chew-Seong Cheong
Jan 27, 2016

In a triangle, C = 18 0 A B C = 180^\circ - A - B , therefore, sin C = sin ( 18 0 A B ) = sin ( A + B ) \sin C = \sin \left(180^\circ - A - B \right) = \sin (A+B) . Therefore,

tan A tan B tan A + tan B = c b c By sine rule: b sin B = c sin C = c sin ( A + B ) sin A cos B sin B cos A sin A cos B + sin B cos A = sin ( A + B ) sin B sin ( A + B ) sin A cos B sin B cos A sin ( A + B ) = sin ( A + B ) sin B sin ( A + B ) sin A cos B sin B cos A = sin ( A + B ) sin B sin A cos B sin B cos A = sin A cos B + sin B cos A sin B 2 sin B cos A = sin B cos A = 1 2 A = 6 0 2 tan 2 A = 2 tan 2 6 0 = 2 ( 3 ) 2 = 6 \begin{aligned} \frac{\tan A - \tan B}{\tan A + \tan B} & = \color{#3D99F6}{\frac{c-b}{c}} \quad \quad \small \color{#3D99F6}{\text{By sine rule: } \frac{b}{\sin B} = \frac{c}{\sin C} = \frac{c}{\sin (A+B)}} \\ \frac{\sin A \cos B - \sin B \cos A}{\sin A \cos B + \sin B \cos A} & = \color{#3D99F6}{\frac{\sin (A+B) - \sin B}{\sin (A+B)}} \\ \frac{\sin A \cos B - \sin B \cos A}{\sin (A+B)} & = \frac{\sin (A+B) - \sin B}{\sin (A+B)} \\ \sin A \cos B - \sin B \cos A & = \sin (A+B) - \sin B \\ \sin A \cos B - \sin B \cos A & = \sin A \cos B + \sin B \cos A - \sin B \\ 2 \sin B \cos A & = \sin B \\ \Rightarrow \cos A & = \frac{1}{2} \quad \Rightarrow A = 60^\circ \\ \Rightarrow 2 \tan^2 A & = 2 \tan^2 60^\circ = 2(\sqrt{3})^2 = \boxed{6} \end{aligned}

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