Prove that tan x tan(π/3 − x) tan(π/3 + x) = tan 3x

Prove that: \( \tan x \tan\left(\frac{\pi}{3}-x\right)\tan\left(\frac{\pi}{3}+x\right)=\tan3x \)

Solution:
\[ \tan x \tan\left(\frac{\pi}{3}-x\right)\tan\left(\frac{\pi}{3}+x\right) \]
Using, \[ \tan\left(\frac{\pi}{3}-x\right)=\frac{\sqrt3-\tan x}{1+\sqrt3\tan x} \]
and \[ \tan\left(\frac{\pi}{3}+x\right)=\frac{\sqrt3+\tan x}{1-\sqrt3\tan x} \]
\[ =\tan x\cdot \frac{\sqrt3-\tan x}{1+\sqrt3\tan x} \cdot \frac{\sqrt3+\tan x}{1-\sqrt3\tan x} \]
\[ =\tan x\cdot \frac{3-\tan^2x}{1-3\tan^2x} \]
\[ =\frac{3\tan x-\tan^3x}{1-3\tan^2x} \]
Using identity, \[ \tan3x=\frac{3\tan x-\tan^3x}{1-3\tan^2x} \]
\[ =\tan3x \]
\[ \boxed{\tan x \tan\left(\frac{\pi}{3}-x\right)\tan\left(\frac{\pi}{3}+x\right)=\tan3x} \]

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