Prove tan(cos⁻¹(4/5) + tan⁻¹(2/3)) = 17/6

Problem

Prove: \( \tan\left(\cos^{-1}\left(\frac{4}{5}\right) + \tan^{-1}\left(\frac{2}{3}\right)\right) = \frac{17}{6} \)

Solution

Let:

\[ A = \cos^{-1}\left(\frac{4}{5}\right), \quad B = \tan^{-1}\left(\frac{2}{3}\right) \]

Step 1: Find tan A

\[ \cos A = \frac{4}{5} = \frac{\text{Base}}{\text{Hypotenuse}} \]

  • Base = 4
  • Hypotenuse = 5

Perpendicular:

\[ \sqrt{5^2 – 4^2} = \sqrt{25 – 16} = 3 \]

\[ \tan A = \frac{\text{Perpendicular}}{\text{Base}} = \frac{3}{4} \]

Step 2: Find tan B

\[ \tan B = \frac{2}{3} = \frac{\text{Perpendicular}}{\text{Base}} \]

  • Perpendicular = 2
  • Base = 3

Step 3: Use tan(A + B) formula

\[ \tan(A + B) = \frac{\tan A + \tan B}{1 – \tan A \tan B} \]

\[ = \frac{\frac{3}{4} + \frac{2}{3}}{1 – \frac{3}{4} \cdot \frac{2}{3}} \]

\[ = \frac{\frac{9 + 8}{12}}{1 – \frac{6}{12}} = \frac{\frac{17}{12}}{\frac{1}{2}} \]

\[ = \frac{17}{12} \times 2 = \frac{17}{6} \]

Final Result

\[ \boxed{\frac{17}{6}} \]

Explanation

We converted inverse trigonometric functions into triangle ratios and applied the tan(A+B) identity.

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