Find the sum (in degrees) of all solutions of
cot x − tan 2 x = 0
for 0 ≤ x ≤ 3 6 0 ˚ .
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cot x − tan 2 x cot x tan ( 9 0 ∘ − x ) tan ( 1 8 0 k ∘ + 9 0 ∘ − x ) ⇒ 3 x x ⇒ k = 0 ∑ 5 x = 0 = tan 2 x = tan 2 x = tan ( 2 x ) [ for k = 0 , 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 ] = ( 1 8 0 k + 9 0 ) ∘ = ( 2 k + 1 ) 3 0 ∘ = k = 0 ∑ 5 ( 2 k + 1 ) 3 0 ∘ = ( 2 2 ( 5 ) ( 6 ) + 6 ) 3 0 ∘ = ( 3 0 + 6 ) 3 0 ∘ = 1 0 8 0 ∘
You have to be very careful with the 4th step. By right, what we have is
1 8 0 m + 9 0 − x = 1 8 0 n + 2 x
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tan ( 2 π − x ) = cot x ⇒ 2 π − x ⇒ x = tan 2 x = 2 x + n π = ( 2 n + 1 ) 6 π
∴ Solutions are 6 π , 6 3 π , 6 5 π , 6 7 π , 6 9 π , 6 1 1 π
Hence, the sum = 6 3 6 π = 3 6 × 3 0 = 1 0 8 0 ∘
Simple standard approach.
Nice! But... Isn't it the same as @Chew-Seong Cheong 's?
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cot x − tan 2 x = 0 sin x cos x − cos 2 x sin 2 x = 0 cos 2 x cos x − sin 2 x sin x = 0 cos ( 2 x + x ) = 0 cos 3 x = 0 3 x = 9 0 ˚ + 1 8 0 ˚ k , for k ∈ Z
which gives x = 3 0 ˚ , 9 0 ˚ , 1 5 0 ˚ , 2 1 0 ˚ , 2 7 0 ˚ , 3 3 0 ˚ , for 0 ≤ x ≤ 3 6 0 o .