Question #2f091

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Aug 23, 2016

We will use the following:

  • #tan(theta) = sin(theta)/cos(theta)#
  • #sec(theta) = 1/cos(theta)#
  • #tan^2(theta)+1 = sec^2(theta)#
  • #sin(2theta) = 2sin(theta)cos(theta)#

With those:

#(12tan(a))/(1+tan^2(a)) = 6(2tan(a))/(1+tan^2(a))#

#=6(2tan(a))/sec^2(a)#

#=6(2tan(a)*cos^2(a))/(sec^2(a)*cos^2(a)#

#=6(2sin(a)/cos(a)*cos^2(a))/(1/cos^2(a)*cos^2(a))#

#=6(2sin(a)cos(a))#

#=6sin(2a)#