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Number of solutions of \tan x+\tan 3x+\tan 5x=\tan x \ \tan3x \ \tan5x\ for\ x\epsilon [0,\frac{\pi}{2}]\\ is ?

Option: 1

3


Option: 2

4


Option: 3

5


Option: 4

6


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Conditional Identities -

Conditional Identities

 

Till now we have come across many trigonometric identities, such as sin2? + cos2? = 1, sec2? - tan2? = 1 etc. Such identities are true for all the angles which satisfy the given conditions. In this section, we are going to learn some conditional identities. 

Here the condition is that A, B, and C are the angles of triangle ABC, and A + B + C = π.

As, A + B + C = π then,  A + B = π - C, A + C = π - B and  B + C = π - A

   Using the above conditions, we can get some important identities.

  1. sin (A + B) = sin (π - C) = sin C

Similarly, sin (A + C) = sin B and sin (B + C) = sin A

  1. cos (A + B) = cos (π - C) = -cos C

Similarly, cos (A + C) = -cos B and cos (B + C) = -cos A

  1. tan (A + B) = tan (π - C) = -tan C

Similarly, tan (A + C) = -tan B and tan (B + C) = -tan A

Example

\tan A+\tan B+\tan C=\tan A \cdot\tan B \cdot\tan C, Where A + B + C = π

Where A + B + C = π

Proof:

{\Rightarrow A+B=\pi-C} \\ {\Rightarrow \tan (A+B)=\tan (\pi-C)} \\ {\Rightarrow \quad \frac{\tan A+\tan B}{1-\tan A \tan B}=-\tan C} \\ {\Rightarrow \tan A+\tan B=-\tan C+\tan A \tan B \tan C} \\ {\Rightarrow \tan A+\tan B+\tan C=\tan A \tan B \tan C}

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\tan x+\tan 3x+\tan 5x=\tan x \ \tan3x \ \tan5x\ \ \ \text{is possible when x+3x+5x=}n\pi\\ x=\frac{n\pi}{9}\\ x= \{ \frac{\pi}{9}, \frac{2\pi}{9},\frac{\pi}{3}, \frac{4\pi}{9} \}\\ \text{ Number of solution is 4}

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