Precalculus (6th Edition)

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Chapter 7 - Trigonometric Identities and Equations - 7.5 Inverse Circular Functions - 7.5 Exercises - Page 709: 82

Answer

$$ - \frac{{\sqrt {15} }}{7}$$

Work Step by Step

$$\eqalign{ & \tan \left( {2{{\cos }^{ - 1}}\frac{1}{4}} \right) \cr & {\text{Let }}\theta = {\cos ^{ - 1}}\frac{1}{4}{\text{, thus}} \cr & \cos \theta = \frac{1}{4} \cr & {\text{Recall that }}\cos \theta = \frac{{{\text{adjacent side}}}}{{{\text{hypotenuse}}}} \cr & {\text{adjacent side}} = 1 \cr & {\text{hypotenuse}} = 4 \cr & {\text{opposite side }} = \sqrt {15} \cr & \tan \theta = \frac{{{\text{opposite side}}}}{{{\text{adjacent side}}}} = \sqrt {15} \cr & \cr & {\text{We have that }}\tan \left( {2{{\cos }^{ - 1}}\frac{1}{4}} \right) = \tan \left( {2\theta } \right) \cr & {\text{Use the identity }}\tan 2\theta = \frac{{2\tan \theta }}{{1 - {{\tan }^2}\left( \theta \right)}} \cr & \tan \left( {2{{\cos }^{ - 1}}\frac{1}{4}} \right) = \frac{{2\sqrt {15} }}{{1 - {{\left( {\sqrt {15} } \right)}^2}}} \cr & \tan \left( {2{{\cos }^{ - 1}}\frac{1}{4}} \right) = - \frac{{\sqrt {15} }}{7} \cr} $$
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