Let's begin with the left side:
[MATH]\tan\left(55^{\circ} \right)\tan\left(65^{\circ} \right)\tan\left(75^{\circ} \right)[/MATH]
Using the product to sum identity for the tangent function:
[MATH]\tan(\alpha)\tan(\beta)=\frac{\cos(\alpha-\beta)-\cos(\alpha+\beta)}{\cos(\alpha-\beta)-\cos(\alpha+\beta)}[/MATH]
we may write:
[MATH]\tan\left(65^{\circ} \right)\tan\left(55^{\circ} \right)=\frac{\cos\left(10^{\circ} \right)-\cos\left(120^{\circ} \right)}{\cos\left(10^{\circ} \right)+\cos\left(120^{\circ} \right)}[/MATH]
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Wednesday, April 29, 2015
Prove $\tan 55^{\circ}\tan 65^{\circ}\tan 75^{\circ}=\tan85^{\circ}$ (Method I)
Tuesday, April 28, 2015
Calculate $\displaystyle \lim_{x \to \infty} (\sin \sqrt{x+1}-\sin \sqrt{x})$
Calculate $\displaystyle \lim_{x \to \infty} (\sin \sqrt{x+1}-\sin \sqrt{x})$.
Let:
[MATH]L=\lim_{x\to\infty}\left(\sin\left(\sqrt{x+1} \right)-\sin\left(\sqrt{x} \right) \right)[/MATH]
Application of the sum-to-product identity:
Let:
[MATH]L=\lim_{x\to\infty}\left(\sin\left(\sqrt{x+1} \right)-\sin\left(\sqrt{x} \right) \right)[/MATH]
Application of the sum-to-product identity:
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