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\( \tan \left[\frac{1}{2} \cos ^{-1}\left(\frac{3}{5}\right)\right]+\tan \left[\frac{1}{2} \cos ^{-1}\left(\frac{4}{5}\right)\right] \)

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tan [1/2 cos-1 (3/5)] + tan [1/2 (cos-1 4/5)]

Let 1/2 cos-1 3/5 = α and 1/2 cos-1 4/5 = β

⇒ cos-1 3/5 = 2α and cos-1 4/5 = 2β

⇒ cos 2α = 3/5 and cos 2β = 4/5

⇒ 2cos2α - 1 = 3/5 and 2cos2β - 1 = 4/5

⇒ 2cos2α = 1 + 3/5 = 8/5 and 2cos2β = 1 + 4/5 = 9/5

⇒ cos2α = 8/10 and cos2β = 9/10

⇒ cos α = \(\sqrt{8/10}\) and cos β = \(\sqrt{9/10}\)

⇒ tan α = √2/√8 = \(\sqrt{1/4}\) = 1/2 and tan β = 1/√9 = 1/3

⇒ 1/2 cos-1 3/5 = α = tan-1 1/2 and 1/2 cos-1 4/5 = β = tan-1 1/3

∴ tan (1/2 cos-1 (3/5)) + tan (1/2 cos-1 (4/5))

= tan(tan-1 1/2) + tan(tan-1 1/3)

= 1/2 + 1/3 = 5/6.



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