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If cos(α+β)=(4/5), sin (α-β)=(5/13) and α, β lie between 0 and π/4 find tan 2α
Q. If
cos
(
α
+
β
)
=
5
4
,
s
in
(
α
−
β
)
=
13
5
an
d
α
,
βl
i
e
b
e
tw
ee
n
0
an
d
π
/4
f
in
d
t
an
2
α
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Solution:
Since,
cos
(
α
+
β
)
=
5
4
an
d
s
in
(
α
+
β
)
=
13
5
∴
t
an
(
α
+
β
)
=
4
3
an
d
t
an
(
α
−
β
)
=
12
5
Now, tan 2 \alpha = tan [(\alpha + \beta) + (\alpha - \beta)]
=
1
−
t
an
(
α
+
β
)
t
an
(
α
−
β
)
t
an
(
α
+
β
)
+
t
an
(
α
−
β
)
=
1
−
4
3
.
12
5
4
3
+
12
5
=
33
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