Question 228 of 298MediumNUMERICAL
If 1+cos2α2sinα=71 and 21−cos2β=101, α,β∈(0,2π), then tan(α+2β) is equal to \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
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Since 1+cos2α=2cosα: 2cosα2sinα=tanα=71.
Since 21−cos2β=sinβ: sinβ=101, so cosβ=103, tanβ=31.
\[\tan2\beta = \frac{2\tan\beta}{1-\tan^2\beta} = \frac{2/3}{1-1/9} = \frac{2/3}{8/9} = \frac34\]
\[\tan(\alpha+2\beta) = \frac{\tan\alpha+\tan2\beta}{1-\tan\alpha\tan2\beta} = \frac{\tfrac17+\tfrac34}{1-\tfrac17\cdot\tfrac34} = \frac{4/28+21/28}{1-3/28} = \frac{25/28}{25/28} = 1\] Answer the question to unlock