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HELP ASAP! 25 POINTS!

Let tan(2x) + tan(x) = 0, where 0 is less than or equal to x is less than or equal to 2pi. How many possible solutions are there for x?
O 2
O 4
O 6
O 8

HELP ASAP! 25 POINTS! Let tan(2x) + tan(x) = 0, where 0 is less than or equal to x-example-1
User Flame
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Answer:

I took the quiz and answered 6 and got it right

Explanation:

can someone please explain how to do this problem ;(

User Ruslan Novikov
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Answer:

This is an odd question, I keep getting 0. But your answer is probably 2.

tan(2x) is a double angle and can be simplified to : 2tan(x)

I tried solving for when it equals 0 and my answer is still the same. Very odd. I would select 2.

Edit: Original poster confirmed it was 2

ED2021

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