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Use add or sub formula to write as trig fun tho on

Use add or sub formula to write as trig fun tho on-example-1
User Kerlens
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(tan(43)-tan(18))/(1+tan(43)tan(18))

The formula to write this function is going to be:


tan(a-b)=(tan(a)-tan(b))/(1+tan(a)*tan(b))

Substituing:


(tan(43)-tan(18))/(1+tan(43)tan(18))=tan(43-18)

In this case a= 43 and b=18:


tan(43-18)=tan(25)=0.466\approx0.5

The answer is: tan(25).

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