Step 1: Continue applying the tangent addition formula.
From the previous step, we have:
1−tanθtan2θtanθ+tan2θ=1
The left side of this equation is the expansion of tan(θ+2θ) using the tangent addition formula tan(A+B)=1−tanAtanBtanA+tanB.
So, we can write:
tan(θ+2θ)=1
tan(3θ)=1
Step 2: Find the general solution for θ.
The general solution for an equation of the form tanx=k is x=nπ+arctan(k), where n is an integer.
In this case, k=1, so arctan(1)=4π.
Therefore, for tan(3θ)=1:
3θ=nπ+4π
Divide by 3 to solve for θ:
θ=3nπ+12π
where n∈Z (the set of all integers).
The final answer is θ=3nπ+12π,wheren∈Z.
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