A geometry problem by أحمد الحلاق

Geometry Level 2

log ( tan 3 ) + log ( tan 6 ) + log ( tan 9 ) + + log ( tan 8 7 ) = ? \log (\tan 3^\circ) + \log(\tan 6^\circ) + \log(\tan 9^\circ) + \cdots + \log( \tan 87^\circ) = \, ?

Clarification : 3, 6, 9,... 87 follows an arithmetic progression .


The answer is 0.

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S = log ( tan 3 ) + log ( tan 6 ) + log ( tan 9 ) + + log ( tan 8 7 ) = log ( tan 3 ) + log ( tan 8 7 ) + log ( tan 6 ) + log ( tan 8 4 ) + + log ( tan 4 2 ) + log ( tan 4 8 ) + log ( tan 4 5 ) = log ( tan 3 ) + log ( cot 3 ) + log ( tan 6 ) + log ( cot 6 ) + + log ( tan 4 2 ) + log ( cot 4 2 ) + log ( tan 4 5 ) = log ( tan 3 cot 3 tan 6 cot 6 tan 4 2 cot 4 2 tan 4 5 ) = log ( tan 3 1 tan 3 tan 6 1 tan 6 tan 4 2 1 tan 4 2 tan 4 5 ) = log ( tan 3 1 tan 3 1 tan 6 1 tan 6 1 tan 4 2 1 tan 4 2 1 tan 4 5 1 ) = log 1 = 0 \begin{aligned} S & = \log (\tan 3^\circ) + \log(\tan 6^\circ) + \log(\tan 9^\circ) + \cdots + \log( \tan 87^\circ) \\ & = \log (\tan 3^\circ) + \log(\tan 87^\circ) + \log(\tan 6^\circ) + \log( \tan 84^\circ) + \cdots + \log( \tan 42^\circ) + \log( \tan 48^\circ) + \log( \tan 45^\circ) \\ & = \log (\tan 3^\circ) + \log(\cot 3^\circ) + \log(\tan 6^\circ) + \log(\cot 6^\circ) + \cdots + \log( \tan 42^\circ) + \log(\cot 42^\circ) + \log( \tan 45^\circ) \\ & = \log \big(\tan 3^\circ \cdot \cot 3^\circ \cdot \tan 6^\circ \cdot \cot 6^\circ \cdots \tan 42^\circ \cdot \cot 42^\circ \cdot \tan 45^\circ\big) \\ & = \log \big(\tan 3^\circ \cdot \frac 1{\tan 3^\circ} \cdot \tan 6^\circ \cdot \frac 1{\tan 6^\circ} \cdots \tan 42^\circ \cdot \frac 1{\tan 42^\circ} \cdot \tan 45^\circ\big) \\ & = \log \big(\cancel{\tan 3^\circ \cdot \frac 1{\tan 3^\circ}}^1 \cdot \cancel{\tan 6^\circ \cdot \frac 1{\tan 6^\circ}}^1 \cdots \cancel{\tan 42^\circ \cdot \frac 1{\tan 42^\circ}}^1 \cdot \cancel{\tan 45^\circ}^1 \big) \\ & = \log 1 = \boxed{0} \end{aligned}

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