From Tan to Cot and back to Tan

Geometry Level 2

If t a n x + t a n y = 25 tan x+tan y =25 , c o t x + c o t y = 30 cot x +cot y =30 , find t a n ( x + y ) tan (x+y) .

This is an old AIME problem.


The answer is 150.

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cot x + cot y = 30 \cot x + \cot y = 30 1 tan x + 1 tan y = 30 \implies \frac{1}{\tan x}+\frac{1}{\tan y}=30 tan x + tan y tan x tan y = 30 \implies \frac{\tan x + \tan y}{\tan x \tan y}=30

We were given that tan x + tan y = 25 \tan x + \tan y=25

25 30 = tan x tan y \implies \frac{25}{30}=\tan x \tan y

Subtract both sides from 1: 1 tan x tan y = 5 30 \implies 1 - \tan x \tan y = \frac{5}{30}

Divide both side by tan x + tan y = 25 \tan x + \tan y=25 tan x + tan y 1 tan x tan y = 25 × 30 5 \implies \frac{\tan x + \tan y}{ 1 - \tan x \tan y} = 25 \times \frac{30}{5}

But then the LHS is now tan ( x + y ) \tan (x+y) !

tan ( x + y ) = 150 \boxed{\tan(x+y)=150}

By the way, to write tan x \tan x please use

\tan x

for better formatting

coool Did By same way......

Akshay Sant - 6 years, 10 months ago

Well, sure...I would use them in future. (You see, I am totally new to LaTex)

Krishna Ar - 6 years, 10 months ago

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