JEE Main & Advanced Mathematics Trigonometric Identities Question Bank Trigonometrical ratios of sum and difference of two and three angles

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    The value of \[\tan {{20}^{o}}+2\tan {{50}^{o}}-\tan {{70}^{o}}\]is equal to [AMU 2005]

    A) 1

    B) 0

    C) \[\tan {{50}^{o}}\]

    D) None of these

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

    \[\tan {{20}^{o}}+2\tan {{50}^{o}}-\tan {{70}^{o}}\] \[=\frac{\sin {{20}^{o}}}{\cos {{20}^{o}}}-\frac{\sin {{70}^{o}}}{\cos {{70}^{o}}}+2\tan {{50}^{o}}\] \[=\frac{\sin {{20}^{o}}\cos {{70}^{o}}-\cos {{20}^{o}}\sin {{70}^{o}}}{\cos {{20}^{o}}\cos {{70}^{o}}}\]\[+2\tan {{50}^{o}}\] \[=\frac{\sin ({{20}^{o}}-{{70}^{o}})}{\frac{1}{2}[\cos ({{70}^{o}}+{{20}^{o}})+\cos ({{70}^{o}}-{{20}^{o}})]}\]\[+2\tan {{50}^{o}}\] \[=\frac{2\sin (-{{50}^{o}})}{\cos {{90}^{o}}+\cos {{50}^{o}}}+2\tan {{50}^{o}}\] \[=\frac{-2\sin {{50}^{o}}}{0+\cos {{50}^{o}}}+2\tan {{50}^{o}}\] \[=-2\tan {{50}^{o}}+2\tan {{50}^{o}}=0\].


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