Question 86 of 155MediumMCQ
The value of cot(n=1∑19cot−1(1+p=1∑n2p)) is:
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\[\cot \left( {\sum\limits_{n = 1}^{19} {{{\cot }^{ - 1}}\left( {1 + n\left( {n + 1} \right)} \right.} } \right)\]
\[\cot \left( {\sum\limits_{n = 1}^{19} {{{\cot }^{ - 1}}\left( {{n^2} + n + 1} \right)} } \right) = \cot \left( {\sum\limits_{n = 1}^{19} {{{\tan }^{ - 1}}{1 \over {1 + n\left( {n + 1} \right)}}} } \right)\]
\[\sum\limits_{n = 1}^{19} {\left( {{{\tan }^{ - 1}}\left( {n + 1} \right) - {{\tan }^{ - 1}}n} \right)} \]
\[\cot \left( {{{\tan }^{ - 1}}20 - {{\tan }^{ - 1}}1} \right) = {{\cot A\cot \beta + 1} \over {\cot \beta - \cot A}}\]
(Where tanA = 20, tanB = 1) \[{{1\left( {{1 \over {20}}} \right) + 1} \over {1 - {1 \over {20}}}} = {{21} \over {19}}\]
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