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Question
tan A +2 tan 2A + 4 tan 4A + 8 cot 8A = ?
Options
tan A
tan 2A
cot 2A
cot A
MCQ
Solution
cot A
Explanation:
We have, tan A + 2 tan 2A + 4 tan 4A + 8 cot 8A
We know that, cot A - tan A = 2 cot 2A
∴ tan A = cot A - 2 cot 2A
∴ cot A - 2 cot 2A + 2 tan 2A + 4 tan 4A + 8 cot 8A
= cot A - 4 cot 4A + 4 tan 4A + 8 cot 8A
= cot A - 8 cot 8A + 8 cot 8A
= cot A
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