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Simplify ( sin 40 ) ( cot 20 + tan 20 ) 2 (\sin40) ( \cot 20 + \tan 20) -2


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4 solutions

Mahir Sezan
Apr 6, 2015

( sin 40 ) ( cot 20 + tan 20 ) 2 = ( sin 40 ) ( cos 20 sin 20 + sin 20 cos 20 ) 2 = ( sin 40 ) ( cos 2 20 + sin 2 20 sin 20 cos 20 ) 2 = ( sin 40 ) ( 1 sin 20 cos 20 ) 2 = ( sin 40 ) ( 2 2 sin 20 cos 20 ) 2 = ( sin 40 × 2 sin 40 ) 2 = 2 2 = 0 (\sin\quad 40)(\cot\quad 20+\tan\quad 20)-2\\ =(\sin\quad 40)(\cfrac { \cos\quad 20 }{ \sin\quad 20 } +\cfrac { \sin\quad 20 }{ \cos\quad 20 } )-2\\ =(\sin\quad 40)(\cfrac { { \cos }^{ 2 }\quad 20+\sin^{ 2 }\quad 20 }{ \sin\quad 20\quad \cos\quad 20 } )-2\\ =(\sin\quad 40)(\cfrac { 1 }{\sin\quad 20\quad \cos\quad 20 } )-2\\ =(\sin\quad 40)(\cfrac { 2 }{ 2\sin\quad 20\quad \cos\quad 20 } )-2\\ =(\sin\quad 40\times \cfrac { 2 }{ \sin\quad 40 } )-2\\ =2-2\\=0

It is known that sin θ = 2 tan θ 2 1 + tan 2 θ 2 \space \sin{\theta} = \dfrac {2\tan{\frac{\theta}{2}}}{1+\tan^2 {\frac{\theta}{2}}} . Therefore,

sin 4 0 ( cot 2 0 + tan 2 0 ) 2 = 2 tan 2 0 1 + tan 2 2 0 ( 1 tan 2 0 + tan 2 0 ) 2 = 2 tan 2 0 1 + tan 2 2 0 ( 1 + tan 2 2 0 tan 2 0 ) 2 = 2 2 = 0 \begin{aligned} \sin{40^\circ}(\cot{20^\circ}+\tan{20^\circ} )-2 & = \dfrac {2 \tan{20^\circ}}{1+\tan^2{20^\circ}} \left( \dfrac {1}{\tan{20^\circ}} + \tan{20^\circ} \right) - 2 \\ & = \dfrac {2 \tan{20^\circ}}{1+\tan^2{20^\circ}} \left( \dfrac {1+\tan^2{20^\circ}}{\tan{20^\circ}} \right) - 2 \\ & = 2 - 2 = \boxed{0} \end{aligned}

correct Paul. did the same way..

( sin 40 ) ( cot 20 + tan 20 ) 2 (\sin40) ( \cot 20 + \tan20) - 2

( 2 sin 20 cos 20 ) ( cot 20 + tan 20 ) 2 \Rightarrow (2\sin20\cos20) ( \cot 20 + \tan20) - 2

2 sin 20 cos 20 ( c o s 20 s i n 20 ) + 2 sin 20 cos 20 ( s i n 20 c o s 20 ) 2 \Rightarrow 2\sin20\cos20 (\frac{cos 20}{sin20}) + 2\sin20\cos20 (\frac{sin20}{cos20}) - 2

2 c o s 2 20 + 2 s i n 2 20 2 \Rightarrow 2cos^220 + 2sin^220 -2

2 ( c o s 2 20 + s i n 2 20 ) 2 = 2 ( 1 ) 2 = 0 \Rightarrow 2(cos^220 + sin^220)-2 = 2(1)-2 = 0

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