If tanA=x(x2+x+1)1,tanB=x2+x+1x and
tanC=(x−3+x−2+x−1)1/2,0<A,B,C<2π, then A+B is equal to :
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To find the sum of two angles in terms of tangent, we can use the tangent addition formula:
tan(A+B)=1−tanA⋅tanBtanA+tanB
Let's compute tan(A+B) using the given tanA and tanB:
tanA=x(x2+x+1)1tanB=x2+x+1x
Now, we can apply the addition formula:
tan(A+B)=1−x(x2+x+1)1⋅x2+x+1xx(x2+x+1)1+x2+x+1xtan(A+B)=1−(x2+x+1)1x(x2+x+1)1+x2tan(A+B)=(x2+x+1)(x2+x+1)−1x(x2+x+1)x2+1tan(A+B)=(x2+x)x(x+1)(x2+x+1)tan(A+B)=x(x+1)x(x+1)(x2+x+1)tan(A+B)=x3/2x2+x+1
Let us first simplify tanC:
tanC=x−3+x−2+x−1=x31+x21+x1=x31+x+x2=x3/2x2+x+1.
We see that:
tan(A+B)=tanC
Since tangent is positive and all the angles A, B, and C are in the first quadrant, we can say that:
A+B=C
Hence, the answer is:
Option A : C